I.

Pre-Colonial Period
(Early Times-564)
II. Spanish-Colonial Era
(1565-1863)
III. Nationalistic or Propaganda and
Revolutionary Period (1864-1896)
IV. American Colonization Period
(1910-1945)
 V. Japanese Colonization
(1942-1944)
VI. Contemporary /Modernism
Period (Period Of The New
Society 1972- 1980)
I. Pre-Colonial Era
(Early Times-564)
 Important Events:
• This is the period before the
coming of the Spaniards.
• First and longest literary history.
• Discovery of Tabon Cave in 1962
• Oral Literature
• Syllabary or Alibata is the
alphabet.
 1. Pre-Colonial Poetry

• Poetries were meant to be

recited in manner of songs or
chants.

• Poetries have measurement and

unified rhyming scheme.
 a. Proverbs (Salawikain)

• These are the truths and

wise sayings express in
a language that is
popularly known.
 Examples:

• Bago mo sabihin at gawin, makapitong

isipin.
(Before you say and do think about it
seven times.)

• Kung di ukol, di bubukol

(If it isn’t related to the matter at hand,
it’s irrelevant.
 b. Folk songs

• Form of lyrical
expression created by
people according to
their region.
 Example:

• Sitsiritsit, alibangbang
Salaginto at salagubang
Ang babae sa lansangan
Kung gumiri'y parang
tandang.
 c. Riddles

• This is a game in a form

of mystifying question
and a mind puzzle
intended to be solved.
 Example:

• Isang balong malalim,

punong puno ng patalim.

Answer: Mouth/bibig
Bugtong, bugtong , SINO AKO?
1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15
Heto na ang magkapatid,
nag-uunahang pumanhik.

Sagot: Paa
Dalawang batong itim,
malayo ang nararating.
Sagot: Mata
Nakayuko ang reyna
di nalalaglag ang korona.

Sagot: Bayabas
Kung tawagin nila’y “santo”
hindi naman milagroso.

Sagot: Santol
Sinampal ko muna
bago inalok.
Sagot: Sampalok
Sa maling kalabit,
may buhay na kapalit.

Sagot: Baril
Hayan na si kaka
bubuka-bukaka.

Sagot: Gunting
 Isa ang pasukan,
tatlo ang labasan.
Sagot: T-shirt/Kamiseta
Kung kailan mo pinatay,
saka pa humaba ang
buhay.

Sagot: Kandila
Maraming paa, walang kamay, may
pamigkis sa baywang ang ulo’y
parang tagayan, alagad ng
kalinisan.
Sagot: Walis
Lumuluha walang mata,
lumalakad walang paa.

Sagot: Pluma
Isang tingting na matigas,
nang ikiskis ay namulaklak.

Sagot: Posporo
Instrumentong pangharana,
hugis nito ay katawan ng
dalaga.

Sagot: Gitara
Pinilit na mabili,
saka ipinambigti.

Sagot: Kurbata
 2. Prose Narratives

• Created in order to
give an explanation
about a certain
phenomena.
 a. Epic

• This is a long narrative

poems about quests and
exciting adventures of a
hero with unusual
strengths and power.
 b. Myth

• This is the story of gods

and goddesses told
using a traditional
language.
 Examples:

• Bakunawa
• Sirena at si Santiago
• Tungkung Langit at
Alunsina
 c. Fables

• These are stories intended

to teach human values
with animals as major
characters attributing
human qualities.
 Examples:

• Ang kuneho at ang Pagong

• Ang Langgam at ang
tipaklong
• Ang Leon at ang Daga
 d. Legends

• These are stories

explaining origins handed
down from the past and
passed through different
generations.
 Examples:

• Alamat ng Saging
• Alamat ng Makopa
• Alamat ng Pinya
 Chants
• used in witchcraft and/or
enchantment. Chant may be
considered speech, music, or
a heightened or stylized form
of speech.
 Examples:

• Juan Tamad
• Nakalbo ang Datu
II. Spanish-Colonial Era
(1955-1897)
 Important Events:
• Philippine Christianization
• Spanish language
• Oral literature is still present
• Filipino writers started to write
articles about the negative
impacts and effects of
colonization.
 Important Events:
• Literary works follow a
universal theme of religion and
other social issues.
• “Indio”
• “Ladinos”
• Doctrina Christiana in 1953
• Roman Alphabet
Famous Writers
&
Their works and
contribution to
Spanish-colonial
literature
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Pen name: Diego Laura

• “Fray-Botod”
• “La Solidaridad”
 Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Pen name: Plaridel, Siling Labuyo,
Kupang, Piping Dilat, Dolores
• “Master of tagalog language”
• “Diaryong tagalog”

• “Caingat Cayo”
Fr. Jose Rodriguez

• “Dasalan at Toksohan”
Vincente Garcia
Francisco Baltazar
Pen name: Balagtas

• “Hari ng Makatang Tagalog”

• “Florante at Laura”
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Pen Name: Dimasalang, Laong-laan, pepe

• “Noli Me Tangere”
• “El Filibusterismo”
 Andres Bonifacio
Pen Name: Agapito Bagumbayan

• “ The Father of Katipunan”

• “ Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”

Emilio Jacinto
Pen Name: Pingkian, Dimas-ilaw

• “ The Brains of Katipunan”

• Political essays using folk language.
III. American-Colonial Era
(1898-1945)
 Important Events:
• Public School System
• Thomasites
• Adoption of the American
language in the national
language.
• English Alphabet
 Important Events:
• English Language as the
medium of instruction
• Freedom of expression for
Filipino writers.
• Common themes are freedom
and independence.
Famous Writers
&
Their works
 • Manuel Argilla – “How my
Brother Leon Brought Home a
Wife”
• Jose Garcia Villa – Footnote to
Youth
• Faustino Aguilar – “Pinaglahuan”
• Lope K. Santos – “Banaag at
Sikat”
•Ildefonso Santos
•Alejandro Abadilla
•Jose Corazon De Jesus
•Claro M. Recto
IV. Contemporary Period
(1946-Present)
 Important Events:
• Japanese Occupation
• Literary Writers were
encouraged to produce more
literary writings.
• Haiku
 Important Events:
• Alejandro G. Abadilla wrote
“Parnasong Tagalog”in 1955
and it became the first major
anthology of poetry.
• Modern Filipino Alphabet