21st CENTURY fiction is usually dark, focusing on the

underside of city living.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE 2.1
SHOWCASING LUZON LITERATURE
1. Noli Me Tángere by Dr. José Rizal
José Rizal, in full José Protasio Rizal
Mercado y Alonso Realonda, (born June
19, 1861, Calamba, Philippines—died
December 30, 1896, Manila), patriot,
physician, and man of letters who was an
inspiration to the Philippine nationalist
movement.
This novel sparked the social awakening
of Filipinos during the Spanish colonial
era. As Rizal cannot fathom the
unfairness of the Spanish priests and the
ruling government at the time, his
purpose of writing the book was to
expose the ills of Philippine society at the
time. In this revolutionary book, you’ll
learn about the story of Crisostomo
Ibarra, how he dealt with Spanish
authorities, and how he prepared for his
revenge, as told in Rizal’s 2nd book, El
Filibusterismo.
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3. Prior to Spanish colonial period, the

Ilocano literature is purely alive in form of
written and oral literature.  
Ancients poets expressed their works
through folk and war songs  

Riddles  

Proverbs  

Lamentation called "Dung-aw"  

Dallot (an improvised, versified and at

times impromptu long poem delivered in
a sing-song manner  

Pre-Spanish Colonial Period

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5. Urban fiction, also known as street lit or
street fiction, is a literary genre set in a
city landscape; however, the genre is as
much defined by the socio-economic
realities and culture of its characters as
the urban setting. The tone for urban