Dimensions of Philippine Literature Flashcards
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A significant mark of every culture for it provides a lot of information that one may know to better understand human life and experiences across time and space
Literature
What are the dimensions of Philippine Literature?
- Pre-Colonial Period (–BC-1564)
- Spanish Colonization Period (1565-1897)
- Nationalistic/Propaganda and Revolutionary Period (1864-1896)
- American Colonial Period (1898-1945)
- Japanese Occupation Period(1946-1985)
- Contemporary/Modern Period (1960 – 1999)
- 21st Century (2000 – Present)
What is the time span of pre-colonial period?
BC-1564
What is the time span of spanish colonization period?
1565-1897
What is the time span of 21st century?
2000 – Present
What is the time span of Nationalistic/Propaganda and Revolutionary Period?
1864-1896
What is the time span of Japanese Occupation Period?
1946-1985
What is the time span of American Colonial Period?
1898-1945
What is the time span of Contemporary/Modern Period?
1960 – 1999
In pre-colonial literature, Filipinos were refer to as?
“natives”
“ethnic minorities”
“tribal Filipino”
Setting of pre-colonial literature
Within the Economic Resources
(Land, Water and Forest)
Medium used in pre-colonial literature
Oral/Verbal
Subject matter in pre-colonial literature
Common Experience of People
(Food Gathering, Creatures and Objects of Nature)
(Work in the home, field, forest or sea, caring for children)
Language used in pre-colonial literature
Language of the Daily Life
Artists in pre-colonial literature
anyone can be a Poet, Story-teller, Singer
Oral literary forms in pre-colonial literature
Songs, Poems, Stories, Tales, Sayings
Literary Convetions in pre-colonial literature
Formulaic Repetitions, Stereotyping of Characters, Regular Rhythmic and Musical Devices
Ownership in pre-colonial literature
Communal Authorship
Characteristics of Pre-colonial literature
- Based on oral traditions
2. Crude on ideology and phraseology
Literary forms in pre-colonial literature
Poetry/Verse
Folk Songs
Folk Tales
Epics
Poetry/Verse: battle of wits among participants
Riddles (bugtong)
Poetry/Verse: wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach as a food for thought etc.
Proverbs (salawikain)
Poetry/Verse: a monoriming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons on life
Tanaga
It is a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people’s lifestyles as well as their loves. These are often repetitive and sonorous
Folk Songs
Examples of folksongs
Hele or oyayi – lullaby
Ambahan (Mangyan) – 7-syllable per line poem that are about human relationships and social entertainment
Kalusan (Ivatan) - work songs that depict the livelihood of the peopled.
Tagay (Cebuano and Waray) – drinking song.
Kanogan (Cebuano) – song of lamentation for the dead
lullaby
Hele or oyayi
7-syllable per line poem that are about human relationships and social entertainment
Ambahan (Mangyan)
work songs that depict the livelihood of the peopled.
Kalusan (Ivatan)
drinking song.
Tagay (Cebuano and Waray)
song of lamentation for the dead
Kanogan (Cebuano)