UNIVERSITY OF CEBU -

LAPU-LAPU AND MANDAUE

Philippine
Literary Period
Miss Erna B. Sagnoy
 Objectives

identify the geographic, linguistic, and

ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary
history from pre-colonial to the
contemporary period;
cite examples of authors and literary
works from each literary period;
 Objectives

determine how the different literary

periods affect the manner of writing of the
literary authors;
situate the text in the context of the
region,nation and the world; and
explain the relationship of context with
the text's meaning.
 Objectives

appreciate the cultural, aesthetic

similarities as well as the diversity of
proverbs, sayings, and riddles across
multi-linguistic regions of the nations
note the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic
dimensions of Philippine literature during
the precolonial era to contemporary era
 Objectives

explain the texts in terms of literary

elements, genres, and traditions
use critical reading strategies to make
sense of literary meanings in contexts

note the literary devices used in different

text types
 Proverbs, Florante at Laura
Sayings, and and
Riddles Ibong Adarna
Guess the
Literary Period
How My Brother
Chick Literature
Leon Brought
and Flash Fiction
Home A Wife
 longest literary writings are
history about religious
and social issues
Guess the
Literary Period
writers have
pop literature
freedom of
expression
 Pre-colonial Period
first and longest literary riddles, proverbs, and poetry or
history other forms of poetry prose narratives
(based on their
community and real life
oral literature experiences)
(language of life; way of
promoting cultural syllabary (alibata)
heritage) (17 syllables - 3 vowels,
14 consonants)
 Pre-colonial Period (--BC-1564)
Poetry - recited in a manner of songs and chants

a. Proverbs (Salawikain) b. Tanaga d. Riddles (Bugtong)

wise sayings a poem in quatrain form of mystifying
expressions of wisdom 7 syllables; monorhyme questions and a mind
puzzle intended to be
c. Folk Song solved.
e.g. lyrical expression
Bago mo sabihin at gawin, created by people
makapitong isipin. according to their
region
Kung di uukol, di bubukol.
 GOLDEN RULE'S EQUIVALENT VERSIONS
IN DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY
Do not do unto your fellow men
what you do not wish done to you.
Ang masama sa iyo,
huwag mong gawin sa kapwa mo.
Di mo pagpuhaton ngato sa uban
Ang alang kanimo dautan
TAGALOG PROVERB THAT HAS MORE
THAN ONE EQUIVALENT PROVERBS IN
ENGLISH
Daig ng maagap ang masipag.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Do not put off for tomorrow what you
can do today.
The early bird catches the worm.
 Pre-colonial Period (--BC-1564)
Prose Narratives- give an explanation about a certain natural phenomena; stories of mythological
creatures, legends, and humans with supernatural power transmitted orally and preserved as part of the
region's history.

a. Myths b. Legends d. Fantastic stories

explain how the world
was created, how certain
animals possess certain
characteristics, why
some places have
waterfalls, volcanoes,
mountains, flora or fauna
explain the origin of
things. “Why the
Pineapple Has Eyes”
“The Legend of Maria
Makiling”
c. Fables
used animal characters
or other creatures and
are given human
qualities
deal with underworld
characters such as
“tiyanak”,“aswang”,
“kapre”, etc.
e. Epic
“narratives of sustained
length based on oral
tradition revolving
supernatural events or
heroic deeds”
 Spanish Colonial Period (1565-1863)
- has two distinct classifications: religious and secular; theme; religion and social issues
- introduced Spanish as the medium of communication

Literary Forms Literary Forms Literary Forms

a. Religious b. Secular b. Secular (continuation)
Pasyon – long narrative Awit - colorful tales of Korido – metrical tale
poem about the passion chivalry made for Eg. Florante at Laura
and death of Christ singing and chanting Prose Narratives –
Senakulo – Eg. Ibong Adarna written to prescribe
dramatization of the proper decorum
pasyon
 Nationalistic/Propaganda Period
(1864-1896)
planted seeds of Literary Forms Literary Forms
nationalism in Filipinos a. Propaganda Literature- b. Revolutionary Literature
reformatory in objective. Political Essays – helped
language shifted from Political Essays – inflame the spirit of
Spanish to Tagalog satires, editorials and revolution.
news articles were
addressed the masses written to attack and
instead of the expose the evils of
“intelligencia” Spanish rule.
b. Political Novels
REFORMISTS
show idealism and great faith in the Philippines
Spain to recognize Philippines as their provinces

1. Graciano Lopez Jaena - La Solidaridad (Editor)/

Fray Botod
2. Marcelo H. del Pilar - Diariong Tagalog
(Founder)/Master of Tagalog Language
3. Francisco Baltazar - Florante at Laura REVOLUTIONIST
4. Jose Rizal - Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) & Andres Bonifacio -
El Filibusterismo (The Traitor) husband of Gregoria de
Jesus/Father of Katipunan
Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang
Lupa

Emilio Jacinto
wrote political essays
using folk language
 American Colonial Period
(1910-1930)
adoption of the growth of Philippine English as second
American language in literature language
the national language
writers write works English alphabet
writers have freedom of reflecting Filipino
expression; use English culture and beliefs
as a form of creative
expressions public school system

theme: freedom and Thomasites - American

independence soldiers
 American Colonial Period
(1910-1930)
A. Period of Apprenticeship B. Period of Emergence
(1910-1930) (1920-1930)
Filipino writers imitated highly influenced by
English and American Western literary trends
models like Romanticism and
Realism.
poems written were a. Short Stories
amateurish and mushy, – most prevalent literary
which phrasing and form.
diction is awkward and
artificial
PLAYWRIGHTS
Kahapon, Bukas, Ngayon - Aurelio Tolentino
Hindi Ako Patay - Juan Matapang
Tanikalang Ginto - Juan Abad
Walang Sugat - Severino Reyes
ESSAYISTS AND POETS
Juan F. Salazar
Bernardo P. Garcia
Maximo M. Kalaw
STORIES OF CULTURE OTHER AUTHORS
Jose Garcia Villa Idelfonso Santos
Tarcila Malabanan
- Footnote To Youth Alejandro Abadilla
Francisco M. Africa
(reminds youth of the Jose Corazon de Jesus
consequences of ealy marriage) Brigido Batungbakal
Genoveva Edroza Matute
Faustino Aguilar Claro M. Recto
- Pinaglahuan

Lope K. Santos
- Banaag At Sikat
 Japanese Colonial Period
(1941-1945)
A. War Years (1942-1944)
Tagalog poets broke

Fiction prevailed over
poetry
B. Period of Maturity and
Originality (1945-1960)
away from the Balagtas a. 25 Pinakamabuting bountiful harvest in
tradition and instead Maikling Kathang poetry, fiction, drama
wrote in simple language Pilipino (1943) – and essay
and free verse compilation of the short Filipino writers
story contest by the mastered English and
military government. familiarized themselves
with diverse techniques
literary “giants”
appeared
 LET'S DO THIS

Group creative online presentation of

your analysis on the effects of the
literary periods on the manner of NOTE:
writing of the literary authors. FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE SENT VIA

LMS
(Geographic, Linguistic, History, and
Ethnic Dimensions)
SOMEBODY WHO STUDIES
LITERATURE RESPECTS
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