Da philippinische Rizalisten kaum deutschsprachige Bücher über Rizal lesen, stellt Prof. Dietrich Harth – der erste Preisträger unserer Ferdinand-Blumentritt-Medaille – rechtzeitig zur Deutschen Buchmesse eine englische Version zu Verfügung. Sie enthält Material aus seiner deutschsprachigen Monografie, bietet aber auch neue, teilweise unbekannte Texte und subtile Interpretationen.
The contributions in this volume build upon the monograph published by cultural studies scholar Dietrich Harth in 2021 under the title “José Rizals Kampf um Leben und Tod” (José Rizal’s Struggle for Life and Death, 2nd ed., 2025). The texts, written on various occasions, trace Rizal’s life story, question the formation of legends that solidified his status as a ’national hero‘, and discuss certain facets of his literary creativity and journalistic resistance against Spanish colonial rule. Harth’s readings explore the world literary traces in Rizal’s writings and emphasise the Asian intellectual’s cosmopolitan views.
Dietrich Harth (born 1934), studied Classical Philology, German Studies and Sociology in Frankfurt a. M. and Tübingen. 1973 to 2000 professor for German literature and Comparative literature at the University of Heidelberg. Focus: cultural anthropology and literature, cultural memory, ritual studies.
Dietrich Harth was awarded the Ferdinand Blumentritt Medal for outstanding achievements and personal commitment in the field of Philippines and Southeast Asia research, sponsored by the Austro-Philippine Society in Vienna.
Harth, Dietrich: Hero of the Nation and Citizen of the World: Tracing José Rizal, Heidelberg: heiBOOKS, 2025.
Heidelberg 2025, 189 Pages
Softcover 19.90 EURO
Print: ISBN: 978-3-911056-50-2
e-ISBN: 978-3-911056-49-6
ONLINE: https://doi.org/10.11588/heibooks.1635