José Rizal, the Philippines, and Greco-Roman Antiquity

This volume is the first extended investigation of the classicism of José Rizal (1861-1896), the de facto national hero of the Philippines, and explores how Greco-Roman antiquity was harnessed by Rizal and other Philippine artists and thinkers at the end of the Spanish colonial period.

Rizal lived at a crucial juncture in his nation's history, and Zanker argues that Rizal's writing and thought represents a rich and evolving example of late-colonial classical reception. The volume illustrates...