ORAL LORE FROM PRE-COLONIAL TIMES

the longest period

language of oral literature
it is the language of daily life in pre-colonial times
- Formulaic repetitions
- Stereotyping of characters 
- Regular rhythmic 
- Musical devices
Conventions if the various oral literary forms (FoStReM)
Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala
rich collection of riddles, proverbs, and poems that gives clear picture of oral literature
among the Tagalogs in precolonial times
Juan Noceda 
Pedro de Sanlucar
wrote Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala
ambahan
illustrative form and technique of indigenous precolonial poems
tanagan
Hispanized descendant of the ambahan
lyric poetry
ancient Filipinos possesed a wealth of _________________
Relious 
Political
Songs preserve the ________and _________ life of the people
Prose narratives
to explain a natural phenomena, past events and contemporary beliefs
Myths
Hero Tales 
Fables 
Legends
Enumerate the prose narratives
work activities 
natural cycles
mimetic dances imitaties the _____ and ______
Epics
most significant pieces of oral literature
- Narratives in sustained length 
- Based on oral traditions 
- Revolving around supernatural event or heroic deeds 
- In the form of verse 
- Either chanted or sung
With a certain seriousness of purpose, validating the belief, ideals, customs and life
values of the people
common features of epics (NaBaRIEW)
Riddles
characterized by rhymes and parallelism
Proverbs
short but meaty sayings prescribing norms of behavior
Legend
passed down orally from one generation to another
Legend
Show how and why things came to me
- Myths have no evidence to prove a particular event/character is based on real facts
while Legends have some evidence 
- Myths talks about sulernatural characters while Legends talks about historical figures
and events 
- Myths explains the unnatural phenomenon thriugg symbols and metaphors while
legends are about heroic deeds/ overcomeing obstacles
Difference between Myth and Legend
LITERATURE UNDER SPANISH COLONIALISM
oral literature was Christianized
Spanish language
became the literary language during the time lent many words to our language
Alibata 
Roman Alphabet
The first Filipino alphabet,_______, was replaced by______
teaching of Christian Doctrine
became the basis of religious practices
European legends
became assimilated to our songs, corridos, and moro-moros
Ancient literature
it was collected and translated to Tagalog and other dialects
periodicals
During the time, these gained a religious tone
Doctrina Christiana
first ever book published in the Philippines in 1593
Fr. Juan de Placencia 
Fr. Domingo Nieva
authors of Doctrina Christiana
May Bagyo Ma't May Rilim
the first printed literary work in Tagalog
De Nuestra Senora del Rosario
the second book printed in the Philippines 
written in 1602
Fr. Biancas de San Jose
writer of De Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Barlaan at Josaphat
- believed as the first novel published in the Philippines
- translated from Greek
Fr. Antonio de Borja
wrote Barlaan at Josaphat
Komedya
it reached its full development as a theater genre during the 2nd half of the century
Awit
reached its peak as a poetic genre in the 1st fast of the 19th century
Francisco Baltazar (Balagtas)
first of the two literary giants of the period of Spanish Colonialism
Pagsusulatan ng Dalawang Binibini na si Urbana at Feliza (1864)
Modesto Castro's last contribution to the history of literature
Sampaguitas
collection of Spanish poems which marked the beginning of national
consciousness among the Filipino intelligentsia
Pedro Paterno
wrote Sampaguitas
Ninay
first Filipino novel ever (1865)
Noli Me Tangere
marks the time realism as a literary concept
El Filibusterimo
its wealth of political insight makes it an interesting window to Rizal's mind
A las Flores de Heidelberg
Mi Ultimo Adios
two best poems of Rizal
Essay
_______ as a literary form found a congenial time to develop during the campaign for
reforms in the last quarter of the 19th century
Essay
Philippine Spanish's significant contribution to Philippine literature (La Solidaridad)
Andres Bonifacio
Emilio Jacinto
they use Tagalog to their advantage as a tool for organizing the masses
Apolinario Mabini
tried through reason and passion to keep the Revolution going
Andres Bonifacio
wrote the Katipunan's Manifesto
Liwanag at Dilim
Kalayaan
A collection of short essays intended to be published in Katipunan
newspaper,_____________,
Emilio Jacinto
editor of Kalayaan
Ang Rebolusyong Filipino
Mabini's major work
LITERATURE UNDER U.S. COLONIALISM
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Euro-Hispanic tradition
inspired literary development during the 1st half of the period
Severino Reyes
most widely-acclaimed playwright in the theater and he wrote Walang Sugat
Walang Sugat
exemplifies the sarswela at the beginning of the history of the genre
Tanikalang Guinto
Juan Abad
Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas
Aurelio Tolentino
Hindi Aco Patay
Juan Matapang Cruz
Published poetry
gave the nationalist theater excellent support deriving great inspiration from the poems
of the propaganda movement and Revolution
Jose Corazon de Jesus
known as Huseng Batute
Ang Isang Punong Kahoy
masterpiece of Jose Corazon de Jesus
Amado V. Hernandez
dubbed as Poet of the Laborers
Ang Panday
masterpiece of Amado Hernandez
Valeriano Hernandez Pena
dubbed as the Father of the Tagalog Novel
Nena at Neneng
novel of Valeriano Pena
Inigo Ed Regalado
the most substantial artist in the romantic novel genre
Jose Garcia Villa
the most self-assured young poet of his generation 
pen name: Doveglion
Art for Art's Sake
Jose Garcia Villa
Art for Man's Sake
Salvador P. Lopez
Footnote to the Youth and Other Stories (1931)
heralded the arrival of a Filipino author steeped into the Anglo-American literary tradition
Wilfido Ma. Guerrero
the most prolific and the most durable of the Filipino playwrights using English as
medium of expression