Menandro, unwilling to be separated from Florante and allowed by his uncle Antenor, accompanied him on his journey. Two months later, Florante receives 10 carriages along with a second letter from his father telling him to return to Albania. A year later, Florante received a letter from his father, announcing the death of his mother, which caused Florante to faint for two hours from the grief. Adolfo headed home to Albania after his failed attempt. Florante's friend, Menandro, was quick enough to intervene. While performing during a school contest, Adolfo attempted to kill Florante because of his jealousy towards Florante's popularity. After six years of studying Astrology, Philosophy and Mathematics, Florante surpassed Adolfo's capabilities, talents, and intelligence, gaining popularity. There, he met Adolfo, a fellow countryman, the brightest student in their school. While playing in the living room as a child, a falcon attacked him and stole his diamond necklace.Īt 11 years old, his parents, Duke Briseo and Princess Floresca, sent him to Athens, Greece to study under Antenor, a renowned teacher. As a baby, he was almost captured by a vulture that entered in their mountain cottage he was saved by his cousin Menalipo, an archer from Epirus.
The son of a princess and a royal adviser, Florante grew up in happiness, showered with love.
Balagtas wrote the epic during his imprisonment in Manila at about 1835 to 1836. It is considered one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature. Title page of a 1913 book featuring Florante at Lauraįlorante at Laura (full title: Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya English: The History of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania) is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas.
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