Survey of Philippine

Literature in English
BSEE 34
 Course
Description
The course is designed to provide students
diverse experiences of litera ture a nd help them
ga in m ore a wa reness of the unique
cha ra cteristics of ea ch region in the Philippines
through va ried litera ry pieces, both ora l a nd
written form s, pa ssed from our forefa ther up to
the present works of Filipino writers tha t best
represent ea ch isla nd of the country. This helps
them understa nd a nd a pprecia te the events,
culture, tra ditions, va lues, a nd beliefs tha t sha pe
the Filipino identity a cross tim e.
 Chapter III:
The Spanish Period
(1565-1898)
Table of Contents
01
Spa nish Influences on
Philippine Litera ture
03
02 Litera ry
The First Books Com positions
Table of Contents
04
Folk Songs

05
Recrea tiona l Pla ys
 A. Spanish Influences on Philippine
1) The First Filip ino AlpLiterature
ha b et c a lled ALIBATA
wa s rep la c ed b y the Rom a n Alp ha b et.
 A. Spanish Influences on Philippine
2) Literature
The tea c hing of the Christia n Doc trine
b ec a m e the b a sis of relig ious p ra c tic es.
 A. Spanish Influences on Philippine
3) The Sp a nish La ngLiterature
ua g e whic h b ec a m e the
litera ry la ng ua g e d uring this tim e lent m a ny
of its word s to our la ng ua g e.
 A. Spanish Influences on Philippine
4) The Europ ea n legLiterature
end s a nd tra d itions
b roug ht here b ec a m e a ssim ila ted in our
song s, c orrid os a nd m oro- m oros.
A. Spanish Influences on Philippine
Literature
5) Anc ient litera ture wa s c ollec ted a nd
tra nsla ted to Ta g a log , a nd other
Dia lec ts.
6) Ma ny g ra m m a r b ooks were p rinted in
Filip ino, like Ta g a log , Iloc a no a nd
Visa ya n.
7) Our p eriod ic a ls d uring these tim es
g a ined a relig ious tone
 B. The First Books
1) Ang Doc trina Cristia na ( The Christia n Doc trine)
● Fr. Jua n d e Pla c enc ia a nd Fr. Dom ing o Nieva .
 B. The First Books

2) Nuestra Señora d el Rosa rio

● Fr. Bla nc a s d e Sa n Jose
● Jua n d e Vera ( Chinese
Mestizo)
B. The First Books

3) Lib ro d e los Cua tro

Postp rim era s d e
Hom b re
B. The First Books
4) Ang Ba rla a n a t Josep ha t
● Fr. Antonio d e Borja ( Ta g a log )
● Fr. Ag ustin d e Mejia ( Iloc a no)
B. The First Books

5) The Pa sion
● Pila p il Version b y Ma ria no Pila p il
of Bula c a n
● d e Belen Version b y Ga sp a r
Aq uino d e Belen
● d e la Merc ed Version b y Anic eto
d e la Merc ed
● d e Guia Version b y Luis d e Guia
B. The First Books

6) Urb a na a t Felisa
● Mod esto d e Ca stro
“Fa ther of Cla ssic
Prose in Ta g a log ”
B. The First Books

7) Ang Mg a Da lit ka y Ma ria

● Fr. Ma ria no Sevilla
 C. Literary Compositions

1) Arte y Reg la s d e la Leng ua Ta g a la

● Art a nd Rules of the Ta g a log
La ng ua g e
● Fr. Bla nc a s d e Sa n Jose
● Tom a s Pinp in 1610
 C. Literary Compositions

2) Com p end io d e la Leng ua Ta g a la

● Und ersta nd ing the Ta g a log
La ng ua g e
● Fr. Ga sp a r d e Sa n Ag ustin in
1703
 C. Literary Compositions

3) Voc a b ula rio d e la Leng ua Ta g a la

● Ta g a log Voc a b ula ry
● Fr. Ped ro d e Sa n Buenventura
in 1613
 C. Literary Compositions

4) Voc a b ula rio d e la Leng ua Pa m p a ng a

● Pa m p a ng o Voc a b ula ry
● Fr. Dieg o in 1732
 C. Literary Compositions

5) Voc a b ula rio d e la Leng ua Bisa ya

● Bisa ya n Voc a b ula ry
● Ma teo Sa nc hez in 1711
 C. Literary Compositions

6) Arte d e la Leng ua Iloc a na

● The Art of the Iloc a no La ng ua g e
● Fra nc isc o Lop ez
 C. Literary Compositions

7) Arte d e la Leng ua Bic ola na

● The Art of the Bic ol La ng ua g e
● Fr. Ma rc os Lisb on in 1754
 D. Folk Songs
Leron- Leron Sinta ( Ta g a log )
 D. Folk Songs
Pa m ulina wen( Iloc o)
 D. Folk Songs
Da nd a nsoy ( Bisa ya )
 D. Folk Songs
Sa rong Ba ng g i ( Bic ol)
 D. Folk Songs
Atin Cu Pung Sing sing ( Ka p a m p a ng a n)
E. Recreational Plays

1) Tib a g - The
sea rc h of St.
Helena for the
c ross on whic h
Jesus d ied .
E. Recreational Plays
2) La g a yla y
● Sp ec ia l oc c a sion
for the Pila reños of
Sorsog on
● Resp ec t a nd
Offering of love to
the Blessed Cross
b y St. Helena on
the m ound she
ha d d ug in
E. Recreational Plays
3) The Cena c ulo
● Dra m a tic
p erform a nc e to
c om m em ora te
the p a ssion a nd
d ea th of Jesus
Christ.
● Ca nta d a a nd
Ha b la d a
E. Recreational Plays

4) Pa nunuluya n
● Sea rc h of the
Virg in Ma ry a nd
St. Josep h for
a n inn wherein
to d eliver the
b a b y Jesus
E. Recreational Plays

5) The Sa lub ong

● Ea ster p la y
tha t
d ra m a tizes
the m eeting
of the risen
Christ a nd
His m other
E. Recreational Plays

6) Ca rillo ( Sha d ow Pla y)

● Dra m a tic
enterta inm ent
p erform ed on a
m oonless nig ht
d uring a town fiesta
or on d a rk nig hts
a fter a ha rvest.
E. Recreational Plays
7) The Za rzuela
● Consid ered the
fa ther of the
d ra m a
● Music a l c om ed y or
m elod ra m a in
three a c ts whic h
d ea lt with m a n’s
p a ssions a nd
em otions.
E. Recreational Plays
8) The Sa inete
● Exa g g era ted
c om ed ies shown
b etween a c ts of
long p la ys a nd
were m ostly
p erform ed b y
c ha ra c ters from
the lower c la sses.
E. Recreational Plays

9) The Moro- Moro

● Perform ed d uring
town fiesta s to
enterta in the
p eop le a nd to
rem ind them of
their Christia n
relig ion.
 E. Recreational Plays
10) Ka ra g a ta n

● A ritua l is p erform ed b a sed on a

leg end a b out a p rinc ess who
d rop p ed her ring into the m id d le of
the sea a nd who offered her ha nd
to a nyone who c a n retrieve it.
 Exa m p le:
Girl: Ika w ng a a ng una ng p inili ng Diyos
Sum isid sa sing sing na a king hinulog
Sub a lit hind i up a ng siya ng m a g ing irog
Kung d i id a a n la ng m una sa p a g sub ok
10. Karagatan
Ka ya ’t sisirin m o a ng ta nong kong ito
a t sing sing kong ito a y na ng m a a ng kin m o
Sa sing sing na liso a t wa la ng p a b a to
Tura n m ong sim ula a t a ng d ulot nito

Boy: Ka ra g a ta ng ito’y ka hit na m a la lim

Pa ng a ng a ha sa n kong a king lulusung in
Hustong Ba it nyo a ng titim b ula nin
Na ina a sa ha ng sa sa g ip sa a kin
 E. Recreational Plays
11) Dup lo

● Poetic joust in sp ea king a nd

rea soning
● The roles a re ta ken from the
Bib le a nd from p roverb s a nd
sa ying s
 11. Duplo
Exa m p le:
Ha ri: Ya m a ng sa utos ko ng a yo’y na ta la sta s
a t a ng isina kd a l d ito’y na ha ha ra p
a ng una ng b ig ka s sa na ritong d ila g
siya ng tinutukoy na d i na g b a b a ya d

Bilya ko: Bilya ka , m a ng ya ring sum a g ot ka ng a yon

Kung ina a m in m o a ng sina b ing sum b ong
Sa g ing na na lug ok d a hon m a y ka luntoy
Ba ya ra n a ng d a p a t sa ta kd a ng p a na hon
 11. Duplo
Exa m p le:
Bilya ka : Ha ri na m ing g iliw na ka g a la ng - g a la ng
p unong sinusunod nitong ka la ka ta n
Ang ka m unting tutol a y iyong p a king g a n
Niring wa la ng sa la ’t wa la na m a ng uta ng

Hiwa g a ng Ma la ki a ng p a ra ta ng nila
Sa p ul m a g ka isip a y hind i na kila la
Sa g ing na na sa b ing hind i kinukuha
At d i na ng ung uta ng ka hit isa ng p era
 11. Duplo
Exa m p le:
Bilya ko: O Him a la ng d ila g na m a p a g p a sa kit
Sa b a ya ning p usong la ong um iib ig
Ano’t ya ong uta ng a t wa wa ling - tikis
a t ika ka ila ya ring p a g - uusig

Dito p o a y ta g la y ya ong ka tuna ya n

b ila ng p a g ha ha b ol sa na tura ng uta ng
m a y d a la wa ng sa ksi a kong ililita w
na inila g a k m o sa p a g p a p a tib a y.
 E. Recreational Plays
12) The Ba la g ta sa n

● Poetic joust or a c ontest of skills in

d eb a te on a p a rtic ula r top ic or issue.
● Rep la c ed the DUPLO
● Held to honor Fra nc isc o “Ba la g ta s”
Ba lta za r
 E. Recreational Plays
13) The Dung - a w

● Cha nt in free verse b y a b erea ved

p erson or his rep resenta tive b esid e the
c orp se of the d ea d .
● Persona lized a nd usua lly d ea l with the
life, suffering s a nd sa c rific es of the d ea d
a nd inc lud es a p olog ies for his m isd eed s
 E. Recreational Plays
14) The AWIT a nd the CORRIDO

AWIT CORRIDO

Dodecasyllabic (12) Octosyllabic (8)

Usually on legends and stories from

Fabricated stories from writer’s imagination European countries like France, Spain, Italy
and Greece

chanting narration

Both referred to as narrative poetry