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Pre- Colonial Filipino Lit

⭐ The cultural achievements of pre-colonial Philippines include those covered

by the prehistory and the early history (900–1521) of the Philippine
archipelago's inhabitants, the pre-colonial forebears of today's Filipino people.

They have been conveyed from traditional narratives, speeches, and songs. This
includes Patototdon in Bicol, Paktakon in Ilonggo, bugtong in Tagalog, and Tigmo in
Cebuano.

Writing system = Baybayin.

Pre - Colonialism - The natives narrated and retold epics, legends,

riddles, and proverbs as the early literary works of the Philippines.

Religions

Animism

Indigenous Religious beliefs

Buddhism

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 Hinduism

Islam

Tanaga = Filipino poem with four lines and just seven syllables each line. The artwork
serves as an example of ideas, idioms, emotions, and lifestyles.

Folktales and myths are used to explain how the world came into being, why some
animals exhibit particular traits, and why certain locations contain waterfalls, volcanoes,
mountains, or other types of flora or fauna.

Legends provide explanations for how things came to be. For example, "Why the
Pineapple Has Eyes" and "The Legend of Maria Makiling.”

Epics Epics are "long-form narratives based on oral tradition that center on supernatural
events or brave acts.”

Datu - Chiefs

Colonial

Colonial Chile is one example of a country that was governed by a colonial power
during the colonial period. Guatemalan conquest by the Spanish. Viceregal Peruvian
rule. History of the United States' colonial era

The word "cultural colonialism" refers to the systematic preference of one theoretical
framework or cultural identity over others, as well as the extension of colonial state

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 power through cultural knowledge, practices, and institutions (especially education and
media).
When one country conquers another, subjugates its population, and exploits it,
frequently while imposing its own language and cultural norms upon its people, this is
known as colonialism, which is defined as "control by one power over a dependent
territory or people.”

An act of political and economic dominance known as colonialism

involves colonizers from a foreign power taking over a nation and
its citizens. Most often, colonial nations seek to make money by
taking advantage of the people and resources of the nations they
have conquered.

During this time 1565 westernizing the Filipino with western culture. and Christianity

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 Contemporary

Contemporaries are belonging to the same era as you are. The term "contemporary"
can also refer to recent or current events. Speaking of current music or furnishings, for
instance, is widespread. That stuff is brand-new, not vintage. Anything that is typical of
the present might be referred to be contemporary.

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 Contemporary is defined as existing at the same time as or in the present.

The term "contemporary history" refers to the history of events that have typically
occurred within the historian's lifetime, though it can also refer to history that occurred
after 1945 or even after 1914 in the context of Europe or North America.

1 belonging to the same age; living or occurring in the same period of time. 2 existing or
occurring at the present time. 3 conforming to modern or current ideas in style, fashion,
design, etc. 4 having approximately the same age as one another.

Coeval, coincident, contemporaneous, simultaneous, and synchronous are some

popular synonyms for contemporary. While all of these terms refer to things that are
"existent or occurring at the same time," contemporary is more likely to refer to people
and things that have to do with them.

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PERIODS OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
I. PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
(--BC to 1564)
A. Characteristics 1.Based on oral traditions 2.Crude on ideology and
phraseology
B. Literary Forms Oral Literature
a. Riddles (bugtong) – battle of wits among participants Tigmo –
Cebu
Paktakon – Ilonggo Patotdon – Bicol
b. Proverbs (salawikain) – wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to
teach as a food for thought etc.
c. Tanaga - a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and
lessonson life is "more emotionally charged than the terse proverb and thus
hasaffinities with the folk lyric."
2.Folk Songs It is a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and

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 aspirations, the people'slifestyles as well as their loves. These are often
repetitive and sonorous, didactic andnaivea.Hele or oyayi – lullaby
b. Ambahan (Mangyan) – 7-syllable per line poem that are about
humanrelationships and social entertainment
c. Kalusan (Ivatan) - work songs that depict the livelihood of the peopled.
d. Tagay (Cebuano and Waray) – drinking song.
e. Kanogan (Cebuano) – song of lamentation for the dead
Folk Tales Myths – explain how the world was created, how certain animals
possess certain characteristics, why some places have waterfalls, volcanoes,
mountains, flora or fauna.
Legends – explain the origin of things Why the Pineapple Has EyesThe
Legend of Maria Makiling
c. Fables – used animal characters and allegoryd.Fantasti stories – deal with
underworld characters such as “tiyanak”,“aswang”, “kapre” and others.
Epics These are “narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition
revolving aroundsupernatural events or heroic deeds” (Arsenio Manuel)
Examples: Lam-ang (Ilocano) Hinilawod (Panay) Kudaman (Palawan)
Darangen (Maranao)
II.
SPANISH COLONIZATION PERIOD
(1565 – 1863)
Characteristics
1. It has two distinct classifications: religious and secular.It introduced
Spanish as the medium of communication.
B.Literary Forms
1. Religious Literature - Religious lyrics written by ladino poets or those
versed in both Spanish and Tagalog were included in early catechism and
were used toteach Filipinos the Spanish language.
a. Pasyon – long narrative poem about the passion and death of Christ. The
most popular was “Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu Cristong Panignoon Natin”
by Aguino de Belen
b.Senakulo – dramatization of the pasyon, it shows the passion and death of
Christ
Secular (non-religious) Literature
a.Awit - colorful tales of chivalry made for singing and chanting Example:

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 Ibong Adarna
b.Korido – metrical tale written in octosyllabic quatrains
Example: Florante at Laura by Francisco Baltazar
c. Prose Narratives – written to prescribe proper decorum I

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