《 Florante at Laura is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. It is considered one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature. Balagtas wrote the epic during his imprisonment.
《 A literary classic and a historical and cultural masterpiece—that is how most people know Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar’s “Florante and Laura” as. Often portrayed as a story that talks about how love conquers all, the awit—a type of Filipino poem consisting of twelve syllables and four stanzas—revolves around lovers separated by unfair situations.
