what is the meaning of the original cover of noli me tangere represents?

Question

what is the cover of the book noli me tangere represents?

Answer 1

http://www.amazon.com

This site suggests to me original cover is not shown; the earliest version of this book that I found is from 1900, and there was no cover art available.
The earliest cover art I saw at that site showed a picture of Rizal [the author]...(from a statue, it seems) against a backdrop of handwriting.

The title originally meant "The Social Cancer," but is now taken to mean "Touch Me Not," taken from the statement Jesus made to Mary Magdalen in the garden when he said, "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father."

Jose Rizal (sorry, no way to put an accent over a vowel) finished the book in 1887 "while studying in Europe. It was first published in Berlin." "Rizal ...wrote until...he was executed in 1896 by firing squad."

Rizal was a national hero in the Philippines. "(The books') influences on Filipino political thinking as well as contemporary fiction, drama, opera, dance and film continues to be enormous."

The copy I looked at as perhaps (?!) the oldest English translation was a translation done by Soledad Larson-Locsin, which she undertook at the age of 86 and completed before her death in the 1990s.

I strongly suggest you go to the link above, put 'books' in the first search box at the top, and 'Noli Me Tangere' in the second one at the top, and look at all you can see on all three pages available.
There's nothing better than to see for yourself. Besides teaching yahoos things to see, huh?

http://www.wikipedia.org

Wiki says a couple of things too, if you enter 'Noli Me Tangere,' mostly things that don't have anything to do with the book. It translates the words of the title different ways, one being hyphenated and meaning 'facial ulcerations.'

If you enter 'Jose Rizal,' you will learn a lot about his life, and some few things about this book in particular... but more about his writing in general and his stance on Filipino politics and more. Wiki says Rizal also said before the firing squad, as his last words (translated), "It is finished."
He seems to have been biblical in his quotes, at least that one and if he meant his novel to be called "Touch Me Not."--Agreed?

It's all interesting, so if you haven't yet, I suggest you follow the links. Thanks for an interesting subject.

Answer 2

Represent the protest on social cancer brought about by the
spanish colonialism since 1521 to 1890s, a clamore for change in non-bloody revolution hence the novel was written by Rizal.

Answer 3

if you are asking for the literal meaning > noli me tangere means touch me not