THESIS/DISSERTATION ABGSRACT $07) = SIst Title: No. of Pages —— —592— Researcher? _y ote £4. CH 7 School: aber te tant re tat versity “1978 Subject Area: Degree Conferred: Sugrtettiterature” Hester-of-irtr Statement _of the Problem Nain Problem: What was the nature of the Cebuano novels written in 1928 to 1950? and 2) Did the Cebuano novels undergo changes during the period studied? Sub-problen: i None Procedure, 41 gxisting copies of the Cebuano novels written and published in 1928 to 1950 were located and studied. To discover the nature of the Cebuano novels, a study was made of the Cebuano narrative tradition to find cut if there were elements which helped shape tae novels, and to perceive the novelists’ concept of th genre. To find out if there were changes undergone by the nove! within the period, particular novels or groups of novels were oom- pared and contrested with others written at about the same tine, AREER Lb r hER: Not Applicable.Findings! 646 Appnndix A. nelusiond. It Was concluded from this study that the nature of the ls developed from the region's long history of narrative tradition and from the writers’ concept of the novel as a story en- pellished with epieodes ("sugid nga gipalanbong"). It was also concluded that the Cebuano novels underwent changes in subject matter and narrative techniques within the period stud The changes were effects of the change in interest of the novelists and wore observed betweon the novels written in 1928 to 1935, and those written in 1936 to 195. nmengations! Studies should be made on the Cebuano novels BAVHENALLIS So when young writers boldly experiaented with weetern techniques in their writings like the Joycean stream-of- consciousness technique and the fusion of pookey and prose. These studies could open new vistas in the description of conteaporary Cebuano experiences through the sugilambong.APPENDIX A Findings: This study found out that the nature of the Cebuano novels developed from the region's long history of narrative tradition and from the writers’ concept of the novel as a story embellished with opiaod The novel was a logical cul- mination of the region's narrative tradition; hence, it em dodied various influences from the earlier narratives like the conventions of heroic quest and romantic love from the orally transmitted indigenous tales, the functions of didacticiem from the Christian ethical guidebooks and of entertainment from the linambay both of which were dominant narratives during the sh period, social realism from Rizal's no’ alistic temper from the writings of Vicente Sotto and hi temporaries, and various thematic and technical influences from the “ebuano translations of western and Tagalog novels. The writsra' concept of the nature of the novel, on the other hand, was revealed in the etymology of sugilambong, the Cebuano tern used to describe the novels. Sugilambong means an embellished ctosy Craugid nga gipalasbong"}-~ The writers then, regarded the novel as a lengthy narrative embellished with episodes. During the period studied, it was found out thet the Cebuano novels underwent changes in subject matter and nerre- tive techniques. ‘The changes were effects of the change in the interest of the novelists and were observed between the 8 written in 1928 to 1935, and those written in 1936 to In 1928 to 1935, the novelists wanted to communicate a vision of an ideal state of life and affairs in Cebu. They wanted to give meaning to Cebuano life by reviving the pai and asseiling undesirable foreign influences into native culture. In contrast, in 1936-1950, the novelists wanted to experiment with new techniques in writing the novels. Bereft of the vieion of the previous novelists, they wrote entertain- ing novele incidentally imbued with moralisms to give the novels some degree of seriousness. This difference in interest resulted in changes in the choice of subject matter and narra- tive techniques. to convey the storie: The period 1928 to 1935 saw the writing of three types of novels: the epic novels on Cebu's indigenous past, the satirical novele on Spanish and American influences in Fhilippine culture, and the entertaining novels of adventure. The narrative techniques in these novels were characterised by simplicity. were told by an omniscient speaker, characters were typical and narrative organization was som se of numerous digressions. riod, however, were those which exhibit organic structure in communicating the the ‘The most impor- tant novels of this period ‘the epic novels of Plorentino 4rical novels, particularly Sulpicio Osorio's imesThe period 1936 to 1950 saw the writing of novels on legal cases and detective stories, novels on the supernatural, novels on personal search, novels on history, and novels on social problens. TNese novels shared some aspects of the simpi- city of narrative techniques observed in the novels of the previous period. However, some innovations were evident: the novelists adopted the structure of the western "whodunnits,” and experinented with psychology, introspection, and complicated handling of point of view. The most important novels of this period were the novels on personal search which described con- tem rary Cebuano experiences and realitics.