Lourdes Castrillo Brillantes
Encyclopedia
Lourdes Castrillo-Brillantes is a prominent Filipino
female writer in the Spanish language
.
Prize), a compilation of Spanish literature
written by Filipinos
. Brillantes, who is herself a Zobel Prize winner in 1998, authored the book to reflect the golden age of Philippine literature written in the Spanish language
. The tome practically retells the history of modern Filipino literature in Spanish, the history of the Spanish language in the Philippines, and the story of the Zobel clan, particularly Don Enrique Zobel. Don Enrique Zobel founded the Premio Zobel in 1920 in order to promote and maintain the Spanish language
in the country. Lourdes Brillantes's book also contains novels, short stories
, poetry
and scripts
for plays as well as brief biographies of previous winners of the Premio Zobel. The publication of 80 Años del Premio Zobel became possible through the efforts of the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines
; the former Spanish ambassador
to the Philippines, Delfín Colomé; the Instituto Cervantes
, the Fundación Santiago,and the Agencia Española de Cooperación International (AECI). Brillantes was also a European languages professor at the University of the Philippines
and was a contributor to the Cronica of The Manila Chronicle.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
female writer in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Achievements
Brillantes is the author of 80 Años del Premio Zobel (80 Years of the ZobelZobel
The original German term Zobel or its Spanish and Filipino renditions Zóbel is a surname, and may refer to:People* Enrique Zobel* Fernando Zobel* Fernando Zobel de Ayala* Hiller B...
Prize), a compilation of Spanish literature
Spanish literature
Spanish literature generally refers to literature written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the state of Spain...
written by Filipinos
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
. Brillantes, who is herself a Zobel Prize winner in 1998, authored the book to reflect the golden age of Philippine literature written in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The tome practically retells the history of modern Filipino literature in Spanish, the history of the Spanish language in the Philippines, and the story of the Zobel clan, particularly Don Enrique Zobel. Don Enrique Zobel founded the Premio Zobel in 1920 in order to promote and maintain the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
in the country. Lourdes Brillantes's book also contains novels, short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and scripts
Manuscript
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for plays as well as brief biographies of previous winners of the Premio Zobel. The publication of 80 Años del Premio Zobel became possible through the efforts of the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
; the former Spanish ambassador
Ambassador
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to the Philippines, Delfín Colomé; the Instituto Cervantes
Instituto Cervantes
The Cervantes Institute is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes , the author of Don Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature...
, the Fundación Santiago,and the Agencia Española de Cooperación International (AECI). Brillantes was also a European languages professor at the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
and was a contributor to the Cronica of The Manila Chronicle.
External links
- Lonely Planet's Guide to the Philippines: Philippine Languages, Lonely Planet and Travel.AOL.com, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Direcciones hispanofilipinas/ Filipino-Spanish links: Philippine Spanish, Geocities.com, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Philippine Spanish (PASSWORD required), Staff.NCL.ac.uk, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Gómez Rivera, Guillermo. Spanish in the Philippines (Language: Spanish), El idioma español en las Filipinas, Las Islas Cuentan Hoy Con Medio Millon de Hispanohablantes, La Academia Filipina, ElCastellano.org, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Farolan, Edmundo (Director). Philippine Spanish, Philippine Poetry, La revista, Tomo 1 Número 7, Julio 1997 and AOL.com, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Fernández, Tony P. Philippine Spanish, La Literatura Española en Filipinas, La Guirnalda Polar - Neoclassic E-Press and VCN.BC.ca, May 4, 1997, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Spanish in the Philippines, Fernandez, Tony P. The History of the Zobel Prize (La Historia del Premio Zobel): Lourdes Castrillo Brillantes, Unided en la diversidad, Internet Portal on the Spanish Language, Opinion Page (a Spanish language website), 14 November 2001, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Philippine Spanish, Adarna.com, retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua espanola (Spanish Dictionary), vigesima segunda edicion, RAE.es retrieved on: 10 June 2007
- Spanish in the Philippines, The Situation of Spanish in the Philippines Today and Other Hispano-Filipino Articles, FilipinoKastila.Tripod.com, retrieved on: 10 June 2007