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FOURTH QUARTER REVIEWER

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21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

 Sumerian Literature is the oldest literature in the world.

 Li Po is one of the leading Chinese poets of the eighth century whose writings deal with the good
things of life and with the pathos of human destiny
 Rabindranath Tagore is the great Indian poet and dramatist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for
literature in 1913.
 Kabuki is the play of the masses in Japan.
 The following are the Five Classics in Chinese Literature:
- The Book of Changes
- The Book of History
- The Book of Rites
- The Book of Odes/ Poetry
- The Spring and Autumn Annals
 FACTS about Old English or Anglo- Saxon:
-Anglo-Saxons were Germanic people originally, not English.
-Anglo-Saxon or Old English is a period of war and wandering.
-Anglo-Saxon or Old English language is closer to modern German than modern English.
 Geoffrey Chaucer is the Father of English Literature.
 Realism period in Anglo-American Literature bridged between Romanticism and Modernism.
 The following are few of the famous works of the Father of Short Stories, Edgar Allan Poe.
-The Bells
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- The Cask of Amontillado
 The following statements describe the Neo-Classical period in Anglo-American Literature:
- It employed black humor, parody, grotesque, absurdity, and travesty.
- It emphasized restraint, self-control, and common sense.
- Reason was emphasized as the highest faculty (Deism).
 Beowulf is the oldest known surviving epic poem in the world.
 FACTS about the Renaissance Period in Anglo-American:
- It was characterized by the adoption of a humanist philosophy.
- It means “rebirth or revival”.
- Man was seen as basically good.
 William Shakespeare is best known for his sonnets.
 The following describes the period of Romanticism in European Literature:
- In this period, symbolism was seen superior because it could suggest many things instead of
the direct interpretations of allegories.
- This period was a movement away from the enlightenment focus of reason and logic,
focusing more on imagination and emotions instead.
- Key characteristics of this period include an interest in the common man and childhood,
emotions and feelings, the awe of nature, emphasis on the individual, myths, and the
importance of the imagination.
 Gabriela Mistral is a Latin American writer.
 Borges is seen as the literary grandfather of the “Fantastic” in Latin American literature.
 Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature.
 Virgil is the author of the famous literary piece Aeneid.
 Ovid is the author of the epic poem, Metamorphoses.
 Tacitus is the Roman senator and historian who wrote, The Histories.
 Swahili literature draws inspiration from Islamic teachings but developed under indigenous
circumstances in African Literature.
 The Tale of Sinuhe is the most popular literary text in Egypt?
 Noma Award for Publishing is considered to be the major book award in Africa.
 ANANSI is an animal trickster which is a spider folklore from Ghana.
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 A Chinese girl is the speaker in the poem, His T-shirts.

 Medium-sized T-shirts symbolize PLACES in the poem, His T-shirts.
 It is Lulu’s perspective in the story, The Valley of Amazement.
 In the story, The Valley of Amazement, Lulu was discomforted when she found out about the
operation.
 In the story, The Valley of Amazement, they had to operate Lulu because she had an extra finger in
each hand.
 In the story, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time, the narrator was suffering from
Autism.
 The story, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time, is all about glimpse of what is like
to have autism.
 The story, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time is funny and wise.
 Mark Haddon wrote the story, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time.
 The social significance of the story, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time is,
WE SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM FEEL ACCEPTED AND LOVED.
 In the novel excerpt, The Folded Earth, MAYA is the narrator.
 The setting of the novel excerpt, The Folded Earth is in INDIA.
 Anuradha Roy is the author of the novel, The Folded Earth.
 Maya and Michael’s families disapprove of their marriage BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
RELIGIONS.
 India is dubbed as the Land of Prayers.
 Zeus: God of Thunder
 Ares: God of War
 Poseidon: Neptune
 Athena: Minerva
 Gaia: Goddess of Earth
 Uranus: Father of the Titans
 The Girl Who Killed to Save: Herbert Dhlomo
 Ethiopia Unbound: Studies in Race Emancipation: Joseph Hayford
 Wole Soyinka: Civilian and Soldier
 Assia Djebar: Les Enfants du Nouveau Monde

 The following are CORRECT about Coraline.

- Coraline was adapted to an animated film after it was released.
- The literary piece, although fantasy, is also a psychological journey of the protagonist’s heart and
mind.
- Coraline upends her own mother’s lack of cooking skills to create an “other” mother.

 The following are INCORRECT about Coraline.

- Coraline is a short story that deals with the macabre, as reflected in mirror images of reality.
-What makes it especially effective is the fact that these mirror images are reflections of the society.

-FACTS about THE BOY NAMED CROW:

 FATE -is what the sandstorm represents in the excerpt.
 YOMIURI- The greatest award virtually won by Murakami.
 HARUKI MURAKAMI- He is a famous Japanese author who wrote Kafka on the Shore.
 THE BOY NAMED CROW- This follows the mysterious relationship between a 15-year-old
boy and his friend named Crow.
 THE PARIS REVIEW- It is in here where John Wray featured Murakami in his article.