PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

DURING THE SPANISH

UNTIL THE
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE IN THE SPANISH PERIOD
There was a shift of themes and focus of
the Philippine literature. It became centered
on the Christian faith, and the stories about
natural phenomena suddenly became all
about lives of saints and other religious
hymns.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE IN THE SPANISH PERIOD
It has introduced
Spanish as the medium
of instruction.
 FORMS OF LITERATURE
AWIT DUPLO O KARAGATAN
PASYON CORRIDO
CENACULO TIBAG
MORO-MORO
CARILLO ZARZUELA
 CORRIDO
•Legendary religious narrative
form that usually details the
lives of saints or the history of
a tradition
 AWIT
•chivalric poem about a hero,
usually about a saint
•usually sung and used in
religious processions
 PASYON
•Narrative poem about the
life of Jesus Christ, beginning
from his birth and up to his
death.
 CENACULO
•dramatization of the passion of
Christ
•it highlights the su erings and
death of Jesus Christ, and it is
also done during the Lenten
season.
 MORO-MORO
•Blood-and-thunder melodrama
depicting the con ict of Christians
and Muslims
•It is usually about battles to the
death and proofs of faith.
 CARILLO
•Play that uses shadows as its main
spectacle
•This is created by animating gures
made from cardboard, which are
projected onto a white screen.
 TIBAG
•Dramatic reenactment of
St. Helena’s search for the
Holy Cross
 DUPLO or KARAGATAN
•Native dramas that are
connected to Catholic
mourning rituals and
harvest celebrations
 ZARZUELA
•A theatrical play that contains musical
acts (with songs and dances)
•It follows a certain plot, which shows
either a satirical look at society or a
begrudged life.
•The end of the Spanish colonialism meant
freedom of the printing press from the
censorship of the religious. Newspapers
and magazines using the local languages
have become widespread in the country.
The written literature has received a
bigger audience from di erent regions.
`nationalism
 Many Filipinos started writing again and the
of the people remain undaunted.
Filipino writers went into all forms of literature
like news reporting, poetry, stories, plays,
essays, and novels. Their writings clearly
depicted their love of country and their
longings for independence.
 AMERICAN REGIME
•In 1910, A new group started to write in
English. Hence, Spanish, Tagalog,
Vernaculars, and nally, English, were the
languages used in literature during these
times.
 AMERICAN REGIME
•The literary genres that ourished during
the American Period were poetry,
sarsuela, short stories, and novels. Poetry
was written in THREE LANGUAGES-
Filipino, Spanish, English.
 AMERICAN REGIME
Newspapers circulated
Blooming of plays
 AMERICAN REGIME
Philippine Cinema was born during the
American periods. With the advent of
commercialization in lm, actors are
chosen based on their appeal and looks to
make a lm more marketable just like how
it works in Hollywood.
 CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
•The term “contemporary
literature” refers to written
works that were created after
WORLD WAR II.
 CHARACTERISTICS
 Re ects the current political, social, and
broader personal issues of the time
Very realistic characters
Writing styles that are easy to read
The desire to experiment with new genres
is present
LITERATURE ALLOWS A PERSON TO
STEP BACK IN TIME AND LEARN
ABOUT LIFE ON EARTH FROM THE
ONES WHO WALKED BEFORE US.