FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

1st Semester AY: 2020-2021

Far Eastern University
General Education – (GED0102) Life and Works of Rizal

Topic: Interpretation and Historicity in J. Rizal’s Works

Readings:
Anderson, B. (1998). Hard To Imagine. In Spectre of Comparison: Nationalism, Southeast Asia,
and the World. Verso Books.

Rizal, J. (1887/2009). In Noli Me Tangere .Trans. Leon Ma. Guerrero. Guerrero Publishing Inc.

Activity Online Discussion

 Philippine Nationalism in the 1950s

 Rizal Bill and Nationalism
 Historicism, Interpretation, and Rizal’s Works

Assessments ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Based on the ideas surrounding the different kinds of
translation, what kind/s of translation is/are most acceptable for
the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo? Defend your
answer.

2. Considering Anderson’s criticisms and what we know of

historicity, were Guerrero’s supposed mistranslations
intentional or not? Defend your answer.

Limit answers to a paragraph with 5-7 sentences for each question.