What is it about?
The paper explores the extant novels of Aurelio Tolentino, an acclaimed Kapampangan novelist in the 20th-century. His novels manifest the colonial milieu of his time and express that their mutual quest for survival and sovereignty bound him with his audience,
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Why is it important?
The novels call for the perils of indifference and submissiveness.
Perspectives
This has been inspired by my doctoral dissertation on the sources and influences of the 20th-century Kapampangan novels. I was fascinated being transported in the last century and discovering why my country, the Philippines, is at its present cultural mindset. The generation of Aurelio Tolentino and his successors were admonished and warned but preferred to be nonchalant. They should have heeded the author's message to finally get liberated from being psychologically colonized.
Dr. LOIDA LALAS GARCIA
BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY
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This page is a summary of: Survival and Sovereignty: Forces on the Rise in Aurelio Tolentino’s Novels, Manusya Journal of Humanities, December 2021, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/26659077-24020003.
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Resources
Sources and Influences of the 20th-century Kapampangan Novels
The book is presented to the University of Santo Tomas as a final requirement for the degree Doctor of Philosophy major in Literature. It is a pioneering attempt that discloses Kapampangan novels.
The Hispanic Culture of Kapampangan Novels during the Age of U.S. Imperialism
The article focuses on the influences of the Hispanic culture in the early novels of the Kapampangan
The Ingenuity of Kapampangan Novels in the 20th Century
The article highlights the ingenuity of the 20th-century Kapampangan novels
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