Should keep in touch with planetaryong Filipino: San Juan versus Almario

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature, Department of

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Kritika Kultura

Issue

19

First Page

297

Last Page

310

Publication Date

2-1-2012

Abstract

An assessment of the debate between E. San Juan Jr. and Virgilio S. Almario, the essay inquires into what it calls the planetary unconscious of Filipino literary production. The essay is divided into two parts. The first part explains the historical context that informs the San Juan-Almario debate. The second part focuses on the planetary implications of their exchange. The essay argues that Filipino literature should be viewed from a more planetary perspective. Moreover, it suggests that the example of Filipino literature has much to contribute to the reinvention of world literature as a practice and concept, one that provides a counterpoint to the field's Goethean origins. © Ateneo de Manila University.

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Disciplines

Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Philippine literature

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