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 Laura
at
Sayings, and and

Guess The Riddles Ibong Adarna

LiTerary Period
How My Brother
Leon Brought Chick Literature
Home A Wife and Flash
Fiction
 longest literary writings are
history about religious

Guess The and social

issues

LiTerary Period
writers
pop literature
have
freedom of
expression
 Pre-colonial Period
riddles, proverbs, and other forms of poetry (based on their community a
syllabary (alibata)
first and longest literary (17 syllables - 3 vowels, poetry or
history 14 consonants) prose narratives

oral literature (language

of life; way of promoting
cultural
heritage)
 Pre-colonial Period (--BC-1564)
Poetry - recited in a manner of songs and chants
b. Tanaga d. Riddles (Bugtong) form of mystify
a poem in quatrain
a. Proverbs (Salawikain) 7 syllables; monorhyme
wise sayings expressions of wisdom
c. Folk Song
lyrical expression created by people according to their region

e.g.
Bago mo sabihin at gawin, makapitong isipin.

Kung di uukol, di bubukol.

 GOLDEN RULE'S EQUIVALENT VERSIONS TAGALOG PROVERB THAT HAS
IN DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE MORE
COUNTRY THAN ONE EQUIVALENT PROVERBS IN
Do not do unto your fellow men what you do not wish done to you. ENGLISH
Ang masama sa iyo, Daig ng maagap ang masipag.
huwag mong gawin sa kapwa mo. A stitch in time saves nine.
Di mo pagpuhaton ngato sa uban Ang alang
Dokanimo
not putdautan
off for tomorrow what you can d
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.
b. Legends d. Fantastic stories deal with underw
a. Myths explain the origin of things. “Why“kapre”, etc. Has Eyes” “The Legend
the Pineapple
c. Fables e. Epic
explain how the world was created, how certain animals possess certain characteristics, why some place
“narratives of are
sustained length qualities
based o
used animal characters or other creatures and given human
 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 poem about the passion and death of Christ Senakulo – dramatization of the pasy
Awit - colorful tales of Korido – metrical tale
chivalry made for Eg. Florante at Laura
singing and chanting Prose Narratives –
Eg. Ibong Adarna written to prescribe
proper decorum
 NaTionalisTic/Propaganda Period
(1864-1896) Literary Forms
Literary Forms
b. Revolutionary Literature Political Ess
planted seeds of Propaganda Literature- reformatory in objective.
nationalism in Filipinos Political Essays – satires, editorials and news articles were written to atta
Political Novels
language shifted from
Spanish to Tagalog

addressed the masses instead of the

“intelligencia”
 REFORMISTS
show and great faith in the Philippines
idealism
Spain recognize Philippines as their provinces
to

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 REVOLUTIONIST
Laura
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) growth of Philippine literature
adoption of the American language in English as second
the national language language

English alphabet
writers write works reflecting Filipino
culture
writers have freedom of expression; and beliefs
use English as a form of creative
expressions

public school system

theme: freedom and Thomasites - American

independence soldiers
 American Colonial Period
(1910-1930) B. Period of Emergence (1920-1930)
A. Period of Apprenticeship (1910-1930)
highly influenced by Western literary trends like Romanticism and Realis
Filipino writers imitated English and American
a. Short Stories
models – most prevalent literary form.

poems written were amateurish and mushy, which phrasing and diction is awkward and
artificial
PLAYWRIGHTS
Kahapon, Bukas, Ngayon - Aurelio Tolentino
Hindi Patay - Matapang
Ako Juan
Tanikalang Ginto - Juan Abad
Walang - Severino Reyes
Sugat
ESSAYISTS AND POETS
Juan F. Salazar
Bernardo P. STORIES OF OTHER AUTHORS
Garcia CULTURE
Maximo M. Kalaw
Jose Garcia Villa Idelfonso Santos
Tarcila Malabanan
- Footnote To Alejandro Abadilla
Francisco M. Youth Jose Corazon de
Africa
(reminds youth of the Jesus
consequences of ealy marriage) Brigido Batungbakal
Genoveva Edroza Matute
Faustino Aguilar -
Lope K. Santos Claro Recto
- Banaag At M.
Sikat
 Japanese Colonial Period
(1941-1945)
A. War Years (1942-1944)
Fiction tradition
Tagalog poets broke away from the Balagtas prevailedand
over
instead
B. Period of Maturity and Originality (19
poetrywrotebountiful
in simpleharvest
language
in poetry,
and freefiction,
verse dram
a. 25 Pinakamabuting Maikling Kathang
FilipinoPilipino
writers(1943) – compilation
mastered English and of fa
th
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writing of the literary authors.

(Geographic, Linguistic, History, and

Ethnic Dimensions)
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LITERATURE RESPECTS
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SINGLE HUMAN BEING
-Leloy Claudio