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Sep 22, 2013 · Noli Me Tangere, a Latin phrase used by Jose Rizal as a title for his first novel, was actually the words used by Jesus Christ to Mary Magdalene when she saw him resurrected from the dead. It roughly translated as “Touch Me Not” in English.
Aug 31, 2011 · The document summarizes the various symbols depicted on the cover of Jose Rizal's novel Noli Me Tangere and their meanings/significance.
The cover of Noli Me Tangere contains complex symbols and imagery that represent key themes in Rizal's novel and the state of the Philippines during Spanish colonial rule. At the top is a cross rising above a silhouette of a Filipina woman, symbolizing the dominance of the Catholic faith.
Noli Me Tangere, published in 1887 in Belgium, when Rizal was 26, written in Spanish, fueled a nation's revolution. If you want to see original copies of the book, there's one at the Rizal Shrine in Intramuros, another at the National Museum and still another at the Lopez Museum in Pasig City.
Noli Me Tangere, a Latin phrase used by Jose Rizal as a title for his first novel, was actually the words used by Jesus Christ to Mary Magdalene when she saw him resurrected from the dead. It roughly translated as “Touch Me Not” in English.
The document discusses the symbolism depicted on the cover of Jose Rizal's novel Noli Me Tangere, published in 1887, including representations of slavery, torture, cruelty by Spanish religious figures that drove Filipinos to suffering, and signs of Filipino resilience and aspirations for independence.
The novel’s title—Noli Me Tángere—refers to a specific type of facial cancer. As a symbol, cancer is a disease of the spirit, something akin to vice. The wealthy use vice—gambling, cockfighting, and opium abuse—as a means to exploit the lower class.
