Literature in the

20th Late Century

By: Danica Mae Cuevas

 Scope:
• Background of the
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• Writers
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Marcos Regime
• In 30 decades, the political landscape of the Philippines was a key
influence on the literature produced.
• Marcos regime shaped the literary texts that our writers produced.
• Amado V. Hernandez was named the National Artist for Literature and
publish “Bayang Malaya”
• “Bayang Malaya” theme is to exposed the political and social realities.
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Marcos Regime
• Amado V. Hernandez was establishing the hallmark or poets using Filipino,
through the use of his contemporaries that wrote in English began to focus
as well as issues in society.
• Emmanuel S. Torres published three book of poetry that came across in
four decades about the socio-political “Shapes of Silence” in 1970 the year
that martial law was declared.
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Brilliant Fictionists:

• Gremer Chan Reyes • Ricardo Oebanda

• Mig Alvarez Enriquez • Alicia Tan-Gonzales
• Godofredo Roperos • Lina Espina-Moore
• Dionisio Gabriel • WiIlfredo Nolledo
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E s s a y Wr i t e r s :

• Slyvia Mayuga • Maximo Soliven

• Juan Gatbonton • Amando Dayrit
• Napoleon G. Rama • Alfredo Navarro Salanga
• Nestor Mata
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• Today, the Philippine Literature is highly dynamic and

colorfully diverse.
• A plethora of genres reflects the abundance of local cultures
across the archipelago.
• The literary traditions of English and Filipino continue to be
the juggernuts of the scene.
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• The literature of local languages have emerged to

gain national and international attention.