Author | Francisco Balagtas |
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Language | Tagalog |
Genre | Fiction, epic poetry |
Set in | Albania |
Published | 1838/1853[1] |
Publication place | Captaincy General of the Philippines |
ISBN | 978-1-78435-092-5 |
Florante at Laura[a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia").[2][3][4]
The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography. He wrote the epic during his imprisonment in Manila in c. 1835 – c. 1836.[5]
Tinanggap ni Epifanio de los Santos ang petsang 1838 bilang unang edisyon ng awit bagaman walang ebidensiyang bibliyograpiko si H. Cruz. Gayunman, hanggang noong bago sumiklab ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig ay pinakamatanda nang tukoy na edisyon ang inilathala ng Imprenta de los Amigos del Pais noong 1853...
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