Dr Andrew Cusack
@andrewcusack.bsky.social
Researcher and teacher in Modern Languages
As far as we know José Rizal (1861-1896) never met Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) during his sojourn in Berlin in the winter of 1886/87, but as the young Asian author moved outwards to embrace European ideas we find a corresponding outward movement to the world, to Asia, in Fontane's late works.
June 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As far as we know José Rizal (1861-1896) never met Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) during his sojourn in Berlin in the winter of 1886/87, but as the young Asian author moved outwards to embrace European ideas we find a corresponding outward movement to the world, to Asia, in Fontane's late works.
Spheres of influence were no less relevant for Filipino nation builders like José Rizal in the late nineteenth century than they are for us today. Rizal's sketch shows American, British, Dutch, French and Spanish spheres of influence in the Pacific. Image source: Archive.org
May 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Spheres of influence were no less relevant for Filipino nation builders like José Rizal in the late nineteenth century than they are for us today. Rizal's sketch shows American, British, Dutch, French and Spanish spheres of influence in the Pacific. Image source: Archive.org