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PANGKALAHATANG BUOD: Ito ay napakaromantikong kuwento ng pag-ibig, na sadyang pinalabo ang sosyo-politikong konteksto, samantalang nakatuon sa lungkot at lugod ng pagmamahalan. Nagkáibigán agad sina Berto at Florandi nang magkita sila sa unang pagkakataon. Nagsumpaan silang magmamahalan, at naging magkasintahan. Ngunit hindi naging madali ang lahat, at isang dahilan nito ang tsismis ng mga tao. Pinakamabigat na tsismis ang nasagap ni Berto na wala nang puri [i.e., hindi na birhen] si Florandi, at iyon ang hindi matatanggap ng mga lalaki noon. Ito ang naging gusot sa relasyon ng magkasintahan, at nagdulot ng pighati at hinanakit. Namatay si Florandi na sugatan ang loob, at nakipaglibing si Berto na taglay ang matinding dalamhati.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a love story at its romantic best where the socio-political context is deliberately blurred and the attention is exclusively focused on the ebb and flow of a love affair. It is the proverbial love at first sight that Berto and Florandi feel when they first meet each other. After the usual profession of endless love, they become sweethearts. But love's course is never smooth and part of the difficulty is what other people have to say about the lovers. The worst rumor that Berto hears alleges that Florandi is no longer a virgin, a fact that no man can accept. This becomes a sore spot in the relationship, causing much bitterness and anguish. Florandi dies of a broken heart and Berto attends her funeral wracked by intense grief.

PAMBUNGAD NA TALA: Tila nakasagap si Regalado ng impluwensiya hinggil sa mga konsepto ng pag-ibig mula sa tradisyong midyibal, na pinakamagandang halimbawa ang The Allegory of Love ni C.S. Lewis. Ito ang aklat na masusing tinalakay ang walang hanggang pagsasanga ng naunsiyaming pag-ibig, ang mga kumbensiyon nito’t wika, na pawang ginalugad ng nobela ni Regalado.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE: In this romantic tale, Regalado seems to be influenced by concepts of love derived from the medieval courtly tradition, perhaps best exemplified in C. S. Lewis' pioneering The Allegory of Love. This is a book which painstakingly discusses the infinite ramifications of unrequited love, its conventions and language, which is what Regalado's novel explores.

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