Periods of Philippine Literature

Periods of Philippine Literature

Pre- American Japanese Philippine

Spanish Period
historic Period Period Republic
 Periods of Philippine Literature

Martial Post Martial Contemporary

Law Period Law Period Period
The period of prehistoric Philippine
literature ends in 1564

Pre-Historic Period
During the pre-historic period, literature was principally
oral
Most of the words where
other examples are:
concise poetic forms
• Riddles (bugtong) • Kumintang (war song)
• Diona ( wedding song)
• Proverbs (salawikain)
• Dalit ( religious song)
• Sayings/maxims (kasabihan)
• Kundiman (love song)
• Folk songs ( kantahing
• Bung-aw ( funeral song)
bayan)
• Bansal (courting song)
With the passage of time, oral literature become lengthy, and one of
those form was the “epic”
 “EPIC- long narrative poem recounting
heroic deeds
Alim and hudhud Ifugao
Kumintang Tagalog
Ibalon Bicolanos
Hinilawod Visayas
Bantungan Muslim
Period of Colonization
Spanish Period
Colonization Period
The two greatest Filipino writers during
Spanish Period
 Written by:
Francisco Baltazar
Completed in 1838, the work is
dedicated to "Selya", his beloved •
at the time, and is an allegory for
the state of the Philippines under
Spanish colonialism, as well as
the state Balagtas was in while
incarcerated.
 Famous Literary Works/Recreational Plays
Noli Me Tangere

Noli Me Tángere, Latin for "Touch me Cenakulo

.
not", is an 1887 novel by José Rizal
during the colonization of the
Philippines by Spain to describe
perceived inequities of the Spanish
Catholic friars and the ruling
government
El Filibusterismo
. three
Rizal dedicated El Filibusterismo to the
martyred priests of Cavite mutiny. The
execution of the three priests was significant
to the title of the novel.
Urbana at Felisa
Fr. Modesto de Castro
narrative about two sisters
who respectively symbolize
urbanity and felicity.
The reenactment of the
crucifixion
Spanish
Period Zarzuela
.
form of Spanish or Spanish-derived
musical theatre in which the
dramatic action is carried through an
alternating combination of song and
speech.
Salubong
is a traditional Filipino devotion that
reenacts the encounter of the risen
Christ with his mother.
American Period
  Many Filipinos started writing again
and the nationalism of the people
remain undaunted.
 Their writings is all about love of
LITERATURE country and their longing for
independence.
 Filipino writers went into all forms
of LITERATURE like:
 News
 Reporting
 Poetry
 Stories
 Plays
 Essays and Novels
Japenese Period
Japanese Period
The Filipino way of life
was greatly affected.

It caused tremendous
fear, hardship and
suffering.

Filipino people were

forced to work in the
construction of their
defense fortification.
Japanese Fortification
 Haiku – a poem of free
verse with 17 syllable
LITERATURE divided into three lines.
Tanaga – Like the Haiku,
is short but it has
measure an rhyme.
MARTIAL LAW PERIOD
Martial Law was declared
September 21, 1972 by Ferdinand
Marcos
Literature during Martial Law

 Stifled the creativity of

many writers.
 Writers write in trivial
matters.
Five artistic literary works banned
during martial law

 Conjugal Dictatorship – Primitivo

Mijares
 Manila by Night – Ishmael Bernal
 The Untold Story of Imelda Marcos –
Carmen Navarro
 Voltes 5 (Japanese cartoon)
 Bayan ko – Freddie Aguilar
Post Martial Law
Period
1982-1986

The People Power

Revolution (also known as
the EDSA Revolution,
It is also referred to as
the Yellow Revolution
 Writers’ Organizations
 •UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat
ng Pilipino)
Literature After
 • PANULAT (Pambansang Unyon ng
EDSA Revolution mga Manunulat)
(1986 – 1995)  • Panday Lipi
 • GAT (Galian sa Arte) Writers’
Organization
 • Katha
 • LIRA (Linangan sa Imahe,
Retorika at Anyo)
 • GUMIL (Gunglo Dagiti Manunurat
nga Ilokano)
 • LUDABI (Lubas sa Dagang Bisaya)
 • PEN ( Pen, Essay and Novel)
  • La Tondeña, sponsors
of the venerable Carlos
Literature After Palanca Memorial
EDSA Revolution Awards in Literature,
(1986 – 1995) has made the name
“Palanca” a synonym for
quality literary works in
both English and
Filipino.

 • The National
Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA) was
created by law in 1992.
  Non-governmental
organizations have helped
Literature After hand in hand with some
EDSA Revolution institutions in giving
(1986 – 1995) recognition to writers
from specific sectors in
the society.

 Campus publications are

another group of outlet
that is of importance as a
source of non-traditional,
experimental writing.
 Characteristics of Contemporary
Contemporary Literature
Period  English and Filipino continue
1986- Present
to be the major media of
literature.
Literary themes cover a wide
range
 The Anglo-American tradition,
which includes the free verse
and the blank verse, gained
acceptance among writers.
If it doesn’t
CHALLENGE you, It
won’t CHANGE you.
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never
never
give
up

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