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21st Century Literature of The Philippines and The World
21st Century Literature of The Philippines and The World
PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD/PRE-SPANISH PERIOD- Literature was principally oral in as much as writing was not yet
invented and more of the works were concise poetic.
Bugtong (Riddles) Salawikain (Proverbs) Kasabihan (Saying) Kantahing bayan (Folk song) Oyayi (Lullaby) Soliranin
(Boat Song) Kumintang (War Song) Diona (Wedding Song) Dalit (Religious Song) Kundiman (Love Song) Dipayanin
(Drinking Song) Hibais (Travel Song) Bung-aw (Funeral Song) Bansal (Courting Song)
With the passage of time Oral Literature becomes Lengthy and this long forms Was the epic such as: Biag ni Lam-ang
(Ilocanos) Alim and Hudhud (Ifugaos) Kumintang (Tagalog) Ibalon (Bicolanos) Maragtas and Hinilawod (Visayas) Hari
sa Bukid (Hiligaynon) Dagoy and Sudsud (Tagbanuas) Bantugan (Muslims) Indarapatra and Sulayman (Maguindanao)
Tatuaang (Bagobos)
Prose and Works Alamat (Legends) Myth (Mito) Kwentong bayan (folk tales) Pabula (Fables) Parabola (Parables)
The oral works are able to translate in Written Work through The use of SYLLABARY called ALIBATA
DOCTRINA CRISTIANA
Catholic book of prayers and doctrines
FRANCISCO BALTAZAR (Ama ng Balagtasan) wrote the immortal allegorical work Entitled FLORANTE AT LAURA
AWIT composed of dodecasyllabic monoriming quatrains an opposed to KORIDO which is octasyllabic monoriming
quatrains.
SPANISH PERIOD
More productive part of the period
The propagandist raised led by Dr. Jose Rizal batted For ASSIMILATION
GAT ANDRESS BONIFACIO Head of the Revolutionists and the Supremo of Katipunan
PSEUDONYMS
RIZAL- Dimas Alang and Laong Laan
DEL PILAR- Plaridel JAENA- Diego Laura
JOSE MA. PANGANIBAN- Jomapa
AMERICAN PERIOD
American defeated Spaniards in Spanish-American War which resulted in TREATY OF PARIS Introduced the public
school system in the Philippines and English Language
THOMASITES- first English teachers. The Filipino Learned language and used it in their writings Freedom of
expression Freedom of press
P-oets
E-ssayist
N-ovelist
JAPANESE PERIOD
HAIKU -Short descriptive poem about nature -Consisting 17 syllables -5 syllables in the first line -7 syllables in the
second line -5 syllables in the third line
SENRYU -a 3 lines similar to haiku structure with 5-7-5 but differs from the latter in rhyme -the subject is human
nature
The tone is satirical and ironical
TANKA -The longest among three -has 5 lines and 31 syllables -5-7-5-7-7
The end of war spelled hope to the dormant writers who Woke up for their lethargy and began creating outputs.
CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE -known to be the most prestigious and longest-running
award-giving body In the field of literature, equivalent to the world-renowned Pulitzer Prize
MARTIAL LAW BY MARCOS -September 21, 1972 -the freedom of the press was curtailed in much the same way as
the other freedoms (speech, assembly) Were suppressed. January 1, 1981 -after lifting of martial law
EDSA REVOLUTION -the climax and most intense protest, Reform the Army Movement (RAM) -Marcos loyalist
soldiers