Context of the 21 st

Century Philippine
Literature
21st Century Literature
Learning Objectives
1. Explain the literary, biographical, linguistic, and socio-cultural contexts
of literature.
2. Discuss how contexts enhance the meaning of literary texts.
3. Analyze the relationship of context according to its meaning.
4. Produce a creative presentations of a literary text by applying
multimedia skills.
Context of the 21 st

Century Philippine
Literature
21st Century Literature
National literature which
reflects the history and
culture of a country and
is usually created by its
local writers.
National literature is not
merely a record of a
country’s mental
progress; but the
expression of its
intelletual life, the bond
of national unity and the
guide of national energy.
CONTEXT
It refers to anything beyond the
specific words of a literary work
that may be relevant in
understanding its meaning.
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Biographical
Context
 Biographical Context
▪ also called authorial context.
▪ Particular literary work within the
context of the author’s life.
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Linguistic
Context
 Linguistic Context
▪ The discourse that surrounds a
language unit and helps determine its
interpretation.
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Socio-cultural
Context
 Socio-cultural Context
▪ It is about how a particular literary
work depicts a society.
▪ Includes works of history or sociology
that tackles about strengths,
weaknesses, and changes occurring in
the society.
My Father Goes
to Court
Carlos Bulosan
LEARNING ACTIVITY
Enrichment Activities page 107
The Bread of
Salit
Nestor Gonzales
LEARNING ACTIVITY
Enrichment Activities
page 116-117
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