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Rizal began work on his first novel Noli Me Tangere in 1884 and finished it in 1887. He published it in Germany in 1887 after struggling to find funding. The novel aimed to expose the injustices of Spanish rule in the Philippines and spark reform. It takes its title from a Latin phrase said to Mary Magdalene meaning "touch me not" to convey Rizal's intention to discuss topics forbidden for decades. The novel influenced Philippine nationalism and was one of the literary works used by the ilustrados to push for change from abroad. It featured characters representing different classes in colonial Philippine society.

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Lesson 9

Rizal began work on his first novel Noli Me Tangere in 1884 and finished it in 1887. He published it in Germany in 1887 after struggling to find funding. The novel aimed to expose the injustices of Spanish rule in the Philippines and spark reform. It takes its title from a Latin phrase said to Mary Magdalene meaning "touch me not" to convey Rizal's intention to discuss topics forbidden for decades. The novel influenced Philippine nationalism and was one of the literary works used by the ilustrados to push for change from abroad. It featured characters representing different classes in colonial Philippine society.

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NOLI ME TANGERE:

CONTEXT AND THE CONTENT


Lesson 9
OBJECTIVES:

▪At the end of this section, you should be able to:


▪1. Discuss the events leading to the publication of
the Noli Me Tangere
▪2. Describe the context of the novel with Rizal’s
fight against Spain;
▪3. Associate the characters in the novel into the
colonial Philippine society.
THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOLI

▪ Rizal joined in the movement of the ilustrados to use propaganda to push for
reforms in the Philippines while a sojourner in Europe.
▪ The ilustrados used their intellectual prowess to produce various literary
works, ranging from news clips to feature articles and commentary.
▪ They have created works ranging from satirical works to world-class
masterpieces.
▪ Rizal’s excellent mastery of words was obvious in one of his most
recognized works, his first novel, Noli Me Tangere, which was included in
this artistic and literary collection.
▪Rizal was not unfamiliar with the concept of publishing a
book.
▪In a conference of the ilustrados in 1884, he proposed
collaborating on a book project with his fellow writers.
▪The project, unfortunately, did not come to fruition.
▪He eventually decided to self-publish a novel.
▪In 1884, he began work on the project and finished it in
1887.
▪Several works affected Rizal in the drafting of the
Noli, according to his biographers.
▪One of these is Juan Luna’s Spoliarium, a painting
that highlighted humanity’s sorrows in the face of
inequities.
▪Another is Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, a novel about slavery in America.
▪According to legend, Rizal finished the first half of the novel in
Spain and the second half in France before finishing the text in
1886.
▪The work was published in Germany the following year.
▪Due to a lack of cash, the book’s publication was delayed until a
fellow ilustrado, Maximo Viola, agreed to lend him 300 pesos to
produce the first 2,000 copies.
▪Rizal was already giving copies of the Noli to his acquaintances
by 1887, and the book was taking off.
MOTIVATIONS BEHIND
WRITING THE NOLI
▪Noli Me Tangere had a biblical reference in John’s
Gospel in which Jesus came to Mary Magdalene
and said to her, “Touch me not, for I have not yet
ascended to my Father.”
▪According to Rizal, the title was appropriate
because he meant to write about topics forbidden
in the Philippines for decades, things that no one
dared to touch.
▪According to his biographers, Rizal intended to write his novel in
French, which was considered the language of intellectuals in
Europe.
▪He switched to Spanish, though, to communicate with his Filipino
compatriots.
▪Rizal elaborated: “I must reawaken the spirit of my country from
its slumber... I must first set an example for my compatriots to
follow in combating their negative characteristics. Then, once
they have reformed, many writers will come up to present my
country to a proud Europe.” (Schumacher, 1991, p. 93).
PLOT
▪Want to know the plot of Noli Me Tangere?
Check out this fan-based wiki page of the
Noli Me Tangere, which gives detailed
information about the story and its characters.
▪https://noli-me-tangere.fandom.com/wiki/Noli
_Me_Tangere

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