Origins and rise of the Filipino novel: A generic study of the novel until 1940

This generic study of the Filipino novel situates its development in the context of the narrative tradition and social history of the Philippines. It marks out lines of descent, identifies shifts in modes of narrative representation, considers literary changes in relation to the larger society, and thus offers the reader with a view of the novel not only in itself but also in history. The book ranges through a vast expanse of literary history, from epics and religious exempla to romances and modern novels. The book, however, aims not just at breadth of coverage but depth of analysis. Hence, sections of he study focus on the works and achievements of individual workers.