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litera (letter), literature (to write)
Mirror of life
Literature
most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and in some instances, journalism, and song
Literature
is an important part of literature
History
one of the themes in literature since it has become a part of our daily life
Technology
TWO DIVISIONS OF LITERATURE
PROSE, POETRY
TWO KINDS OF LITERATURE
FICTIONAL, NON-FICTIONAL
Imaginary composed writing or work of art meant to provide information, education, and entertainment to the reader
FICTIONAL
Based on the writer’s imagination rather than reality (e.g., short stories, novels, songs, oral literature, plays, and poems)
FICTIONAL
e.g., short stories, novels, songs, oral literature, plays, and poems
FICTIONAL
Factual writing or written work that gives facts that can be proved as it provides real places, events, characters, times, or reality rather than imaginary things
NON-FICTIONAL
e.g., essays, journals, diaries, autobiographies, biographies, magazines, and newspapers
NON-FICTIONAL
IMPORTANCE AND AIMS OF LITERATURE
To instruct and inform, to entertain, to express personal joy and pain, to reflect religious devotion, to glorify heroes, to advocate a particular point of view about political, economical, social issues, etc.
5 PERIODS OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520), SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898), AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1898-1940), JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD (1941-1945), POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Includes all literature produced before the Spanish colonization, such as chants, proverbs, songs, and folk narratives
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Depicts the people’s livelihood, customs, and traditions
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Used in witchcraft or enchantment
CHANT (BULONG)
Narratives believed to have taken place within human history
LEGENDS
Stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and humor
FOLK TALES
Long narrative poems about heroic achievements
EPICS
Features animal characters or inanimate objects that behave like people
FABLE
Spanish conquistadors replaced the Alibata (first Filipino alphabet) with the Roman alphabet
SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898)
Religious themes dominated literature due to the conversion of Filipinos to Christianity
SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898)
a famous metrical romance
Francisco Baltazar: Florante at Laura (1838-1861)
the first poetry collection in Spanish by a Filipino
Pedro Paterno: Sampaguitas y poesias varias (1880)
novels portraying Spanish corruption and abuse
Jose Rizal: Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Andres Bonifacio Poem
Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (Love for the Homeland)
Known as the mother of Philippine women’s literature.
Leona Florentino
Introduction of English as a medium of instruction
AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1898-1940)
New forms of literature such as free verse in poetry, critical essays, and modern short stories emerged
AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1898-1940)
known for his free verse
Jose Garcia Villa, AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1898-1940)
Philippine literature in English came to a halt
JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD (1941-1945)
Common themes in poetry: nationalism, love, life in the barrios, faith, religion, and the arts
JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD (1941-1945)
3 Types of poems
Haiku, Tanaga, Karaniwang Anyo
A 17-syllable poem divided into three lines
Haiku
Short poem with measure and rhyme
Tanaga
(Usual Form)
Karaniwang Anyo
Philippine literature continued to flourish with the rise of new publications after the Martial Law years
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Themes: identity, history, memory, and technology
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Writers explore themes such as love, sex, family, and religion using digital platforms
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
known as the “mother of Philippine women’s literature,” was a poet in both llocano and Spanish. Twenty of her poems were preserved and exhibited in Europe. The poems were included in the Encyclopedia International des Oeuvres des Femme
Leona Florentino
