FOLLOWING RIZAL IN FRANKFURT.
Rizal saw the monument to Goethe in 1886. In 2024 I stood on the same spot where Rizal stood, the spot where he drew a sketch of the head of Goethe [Inset]. He commented that the re-presentation was "beautiful, but it made Goethe look more like a rich banker than a poet."
My Inquirer column today is on the experience of following Rizal's footsteps in Frankfurt. With Google maps and entries for his diaries, Freud and I located the monuments, buildings, and...
Published on October 18, 2024 03:30