A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino

The A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, known also as "A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes"[1] is a literary play written in English by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin[2] in 1950.[1][3] It was described as Joaquin's "most popular play,"[1][4] as the "most important Filipino play in English,"[5] and as "probably the best-known Filipino play."[6] Apart from being regarded also as the “national play of the Philippines”[7] because of its popularity, it also became one of the important reads in English classes in the Philippines.[8] Joaquin's play was described by Anita Gates, a reviewer from The New York Times, as an "engaging, well plotted metaphor for the passing of Old Manila."[3]

  1. ^ a b c A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes Archived March 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, from the Biography of Nick Joaquin, The 1996 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, rmaf.org
  2. ^ Joaquin’s major literary works include the (...) "Portrait of the Artist as Filipino." Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, ncca.gov
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Life and works of Nick Joaquin celebrated in NY Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, filipinoexpress.com
  5. ^ A Portrait Of The Artist As Filipino Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, repertory-philippines.com
  6. ^ Ongpin, Ma. Isabel (January 23, 2009). "Revisiting 'A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino'". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009.
  7. ^ Lipfert, David (July 29, 1997). "Portrait of the Artist as a Filipino: A CurtainUp Review". CurtainUp: The Internet Theater Magazine of Reviews, Features, Annotated Listings. curtainup.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  8. ^ Among his huge works that have become tack readings in English classes are (...) A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, famousfilipino.com