''May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso'' (Heartless Love) was a 1921
Tagalog-language
Tagalog (, ; ; ''Baybayin'': ) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, o ...
novel written by renowned Filipino poet, journalist, and novelist
Iñigo Ed. Regalado
Iñigo Edgardo Reyes Regalado (1 June 1888 – 24 July 1976), also known as Iñigo Ed. Regalado, was a Filipino people, Filipino poet, journalist, novelist and politician. He was the son of Iñigo Corcuera Regalado, the renowned Tagalog peop ...
. A story of romance, the novel revolves around love, marriage, adultery, unfaithfulness, treachery, hatred, disowning, and forgiveness.
''May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso'' was one of the novels Regalado had written during the Golden Age of the Tagalog Novel (1905-1935).
Description
''May Pasginta'y Walang Puso'' was first published in 1921. After obtaining permission from Eriberto Regalado, a relative of Iñigo Ed Regalado, the novel was republished by the
Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
, established = December 10, 1859
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic ( Jesuits)
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Press in 2001. The novel exposed the historical ambience of the Philippines
Plot
The novel is composed of three parts. The first part tackles the budding relationship between Sela and Fidel. However, Fidel did not marry Sela. The second part narrated Sela’s suffering caused by Fidel's unfaithfulness. Sela found a new lover in Rufo. The last part shows how Sela was haunted by her past, a past that also became her source of happiness.
[ Apart from Sela, Fidel, and Rufo, the other characters were Rafael and Marya.][
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Language
A novel belonging to The Golden Age of the Tagalog Novel (1905-1921), the language used by Iñigo Ed Regalado was described by Roberto T. Añonuevo as a Tagalog-language that challenges the reader to study the language and the history of the Philippines, particularly in Tagalog literature. Regalado wrote the novel when adultery was a sensitive topic in Philippine literature
Philippine literature is literature associated with the Philippines from prehistory, through its colonial legacies, and on to the present.
Pre-Hispanic Philippine literature was actually epics passed on from generation to generation, o ...
, thus he used language that was not obvious or vulgar, although may still be considered by Philippine society of the time as "controversial and dense in content". Regalado tamed his language by using words and descriptions that were metaphorical, parable-like, and allegorical, particularly those that are pertaining to women.[
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See also
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References
External links
May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso by Iñigo Ed Regalado
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May Pagsinta'y Walang Bango
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University of Michigan
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1921 novels
Philippine novels
Tagalog-language novels
Philippine romance novels
Novels set in the Philippines