May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso

May Pagsinta'y Walang Bango
Author(s)	Iñigo Ed. Regalado
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog
Genre(s)	Novel
Publication date	1921
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Sampagitang Walang Bango
Followed by	Ang Huling Pagluha

May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso (Heartless Love) was a 1921 Tagalog-language novel written by renowned Filipino poet, journalist, and novelist Iñigo Ed. Regalado. A story of romance, the novel revolves around love, marriage, adultery, unfaithfulness, treachery, hatred, disowning, and forgiveness.^[1][2] May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso was one of the novels Regalado had written during the Golden Age of the Tagalog Novel (1905-1935).^[3]

Description

May Pasginta'y Walang Puso was first published in 1921. After obtaining permission from Eriberto Regalado, a relative of Iñigo Ed Regalado, the novel was republished by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in 2001. The novel exposed the historical ambience of the Philippines through its female protagonist Sela. Sela was the characterization of the Filipino woman who followed the trends of the times. Sela lived during a time in the Philippines when women were treated as inferior to Filipino men. She was the victim of Fidel's treachery, of a judgmental society, and her own weaknesses. According to Julienne S. del Mundo, a book reviewer for the University of Santo Tomas's The Varsitarian', the novel has similarities to Regalado's two other novels namely Sampagitang Walang Bango (Jasmine Without Fragrance), and Madaling Araw (Dawn) based on theme, social significance, and historical setting and ambience. Regalado succeeded in leaving a puzzle in the minds of its readers because, at the end of the novel, he did not offer a hint about what will happen next to Sela, nor with which lover Sela will end up.^[1] Until Regalado's May Pagsinta'y Walang Bango, the plots - including "the tangled web of love, marriage, and adultery" and the emotions of people involved in the circumstances - had never been confronted in Tagalog literature like the way Regalado handled the "delicate topics".^[2]

Plot

The novel is composed of three parts. The first part tackles the budding relationship between Sela and Fidel. However, Fidel did not marry Sela. The second part narrated Sela’s suffering caused by Fidel's unfaithfulness. Sela found a new lover in Rufo. The last part shows how Sela was haunted by her past, a past that also became her source of happiness.^[1] Apart from Sela, Fidel, and Rufo, the other characters were Rafael and Marya.^[2]

Language

A novel belonging to The Golden Age of the Tagalog Novel (1905-1921), the language used by Iñigo Ed Regalado was described by Roberto T. Añonuevo as a Tagalog-language that challenges the reader to study the language and the history of the Philippines, particularly in Tagalog literature. Regalado wrote the novel when adultery was a sensitive topic in Philippine literature, thus he used language that was not obvious or vulgar, although may still be considered by Philippine society of the time as "controversial and dense in content". Regalado tamed his language by using words and descriptions that were metaphorical, parable-like, and allegorical, particularly those that are pertaining to women.^[1]

See also

• Satanas sa Lupa

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} del Mundo, Julienne S.. "Suring-basa:Nobelang pag-ibig ni Iñigo Ed. Regalado (Book Review: Romance novel by Iñigo Ed Regalado), The Varsitarian, Vol. LXXIV, No. 13, May 26, 2003". http://www.varsitarian.net/filipino/may_pagsintay_walang_puso. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso by Iñigo Ed. Regalado". Ateneo de Manila University Press. http://www.ateneopress.org/detail_allbooks.asp?ID=240. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Iñigo Ed. Regalado, Panitikan ng Pilipinas ("Literature of the Philippines")". Rex Bookstore, Inc.. http://books.google.com/books?id=PPGiIU34k0EC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=Ang+huling+pagluha&source=bl&ots=wihaqV9OhQ&sig=mavGs8_fYQj-c-1ARKC3Zg4DXn8&hl=en&ei=1oL9TZShFuyx0AGPl-DKAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q=Ang%20huling%20pagluha&f=false. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 

External links

• May Pagsinta'y Walang Puso by Iñigo Ed Regalado preview
• May Pagsinta'y Walang Bango free online copy at the University of Michigan