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Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation 1946-1980

Caroline S. Hau

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Description:The book examines the connection between Philippine literature and nationalist discourse during the postwar period. Through close readings of the works of a number of writers, it argues that the long-standing affinity between Philippine literature and nationalism is based, in part, on the power of literature to formulate and work through a set of questions central to nationalist debates on the possibility and necessity of social change. It asks: What is the relationship between knowledge and action? Between the personal and political? Between the foreign and Filipino? Between culture and history, culture and politics, culture and economics?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation 1946-1980. To get started finding Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation 1946-1980, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Ateneo de Manila University Press

Release: 2001

ISBN: 9715503675

Description: The book examines the connection between Philippine literature and nationalist discourse during the postwar period. Through close readings of the works of a number of writers, it argues that the long-standing affinity between Philippine literature and nationalism is based, in part, on the power of literature to formulate and work through a set of questions central to nationalist debates on the possibility and necessity of social change. It asks: What is the relationship between knowledge and action? Between the personal and political? Between the foreign and Filipino? Between culture and history, culture and politics, culture and economics?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation 1946-1980. To get started finding Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation 1946-1980, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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