Philippine Literature

“Revisiting the Glorious Era”

 “Youth must triumph... now. Love must
triumph... now. Afterwards... it will be life.”
from Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa

"I die without seeing the dawn break on my

country... You who are about to see it, greet her...
Do not forget those who have fallen during the
night" Elias-
Noli Me Tangere- Jose Rizal
 Literature
the term derives from Latin literatura/litteratura
"learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing
formed with letters," from litera/littera "letter".
Literature is writing that uses artistic expression and
form and is considered to have merit or be
important. As an artistic term, literature refers to
written works, such as novels, short stories,
biographies, memories, essays, and poetry.
 "Literature is where I go to explore the highest and
lowest places in human society and in the human spirit,
where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of
the tale, of the imagination and of the heart."
Salman Rushdie:
What is the Role of Literature?
Literature allows a person to step back in time and
learn about life on Earth from the ones who
walked before us. We can gather a better
understanding of culture and have a greater
appreciation of them. We learn through the ways
history is recorded, in the forms of manuscripts
and through speech itself.
What is the role of literature today?
Literature helps us to express ourselves
Literature helps us to learn new facts
Literature teaches us about history and culture
Literature helps us to understand other points of
view
Literature makes us critical thinkers
Literature reflects what’s happening in the world
 What do great writers say about the role of
literature?
‘Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it.’ - C.S. Lewis
‘Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it
to its purpose.’ - Oscar Wilde
‘That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your
longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated
from anyone. You belong.’ - F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Writing is perhaps the greatest of all human inventions, binding
together people who never knew each other, citizens of different
epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that
humans are capable of working magic.’ - Carl Sagan
 What is PhilippineLiterature?

A product, a reflection of a reaction to the period,

place and people who produced it.
 What is PhilippineLiterature?

Body of works, both oral and written, that Filipinos,

whether native, naturalized, of foreign born, have
created about the experience of people living in or
relating to Philippine Society. It is composed or
written in one of the Philippine languages, in Spanish,

in English and in Chinese as well.

 What is PhilippineLiterature?

May be produced in the capital city of Manila and in

the different urban centers and rural outputs, even in
foreign lands where descendants of Filipino migrants
use English or any of the languages of the Philippines to
create works that tell about their lives and aspirations.
 What is PhilippineLiterature?
A collection of texts, both oral and written, whether

published as books, serialized in periodicals, recorded in

tapes and etc,… which are created by Filipinos of all

ages and stock, of different languages both local and

foreign (including the Fil-Amsand OFW writings and

literatures around the globe), in forms indigenous or

barrowed as adapted which portray the experiences of

Filipinos.
Reasons for Studying
Philippine Literature
To appreciate our literary heritage;
For us to realize our literary

limitations conditioned by certain

historical factors so we take steps to

overcome them;
To understand that we have a great and

noble tradition which can served as

means to assimilate other cultures.

To show that as Filipinos who truly

love and take pride in our own

culture, we have to manifest our deep

concern for our own literature and

this we can do by studying the

literatures of our country.

 Two Main Division of

Literature
Prose and Poetry
PROSE
FICTION AND NON-FICTION
 KINDS OF PROSE
1.PROSE DRAMA –

2.ESSAY –

3.NOVEL –

4.SHORT STORY –
 KINDS OF PROSE
5. BIOGRAPHY-
6. LETTER -
7. DIARY –
8. ANECDOTE –
 KINDS OF PROSE

9. CHARACTER SKETCH –
10. PARABLE –
11. BOOK REVIEW –
 KINDS OF PROSE
12. EULOGY –a writing praise of a dead
person, event or thing
13. SPEECH –delivered to an audience
14. ORATION –eloquent, rhetorical
sometimes, speech delivered on some
special occasion
15. JOURNAL –a magazine or periodical
POETRY
 KINDS OF POETRY
1. NARRATIVE POETRY
a.EPIC – t)
b. METRICAL ROMANCE -
c. METRICAL TALE –single series of connecting event
d. BALLAD –short narrative poem, simple meter and
2. LYRIC POETRY –lyre, personal in nature

–express author’s feelings, thoughts, moods

and reflection.
a. ODE-the most majestic, spirit of praise of
some persons or things.
b. ELEGY –death person
c. SONG – regular metrical pattermset to
music.
 KINDS OF POETRY

d. CORRIDOS
e. SONNET –
f. PASTORAL POEMS –
3. DRAMATICC POETRY –
Writing is
everyone’s
freedom