Midterm Flashcards
One of the obscure moments in the historical development of philippine literature in english
The japanese occupation
When did japan colonized the philippines
Year 1941 to 1945
What is the reason behind the japanese declaring war in the pacific?
Longing for new territories to accommodate the rising population and manufacturing goods
What event happened after the fall of corregidor
Bataan death march
The former president of the philippines who declared filipino as a national language of the philippines
President Manuel L. Quezon
Newspapers during the japanese occupation era story which still write in english
Tribune and Philippine Review
This newspaper was placed under strict surveillance
Liwayway
A japanese who manage liwayway
Ishiwara
Genres of literature during the japanese occupation era
Plays, poems, and short stories
Common themes of most poems during the japanese occupation
Nationalism, country, love, life in the barrios, faith, religion and the arts
Three types of poetry during the japanese occupation era
Haiku, Tanka, usual form
A free verse poem which is made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines the first line had five syllables the second seven syllables and the third five syllables this is allegorical in meaning is short and covers a wide scope in meaning
Haiku
*This poem is very similar to haiku. *This poem have more syllables *uses simile metaphor and personification
*it is written about nature seasons love sadness and other emotions
*this poetry dates back to almost 1,200 years ago
*it has 31 syllables which are divided into five lines (5 7 5 7 7)
Tanka
The common form of poetry
Usual Form
During this era, the PLE experienced a dark period
Japanese era
Writings that came out during the Japanese Occupation Era
Journalistic
Most notable writers during the japanese occupation era
Carlos Romulo
Nick Joaquin
Carlos Bulosan
Jose Laurel
Manuel Arguilla
He won the Pulitzer Prize for his bestsellers “I saw the fall of the Philippines”, “I see the Philippines Rise”, and “Mother America and my Brother Americans”
Carlos P. Romulo
He produced “The woman who look like Lazarus”
Nick Joaquin
He is a novelist who wrote “Yhe laughter of my father”, “The voice of bataan” and “Six filipino poets”
Carlos Bulosan
The president during the japanese occupation who published “Forces that make a nation great”
Jose P. Laurel
He wrote “How my brother Leon brought home a wife” and “Rendezvous at Banzai Bridge”
Manuel Arguilla
Characters in “Rendezvous at Banzai Bridge”
Sakuda-san
Nanding
Narrator (1st person POV)
Lourdes
Man on the bridge
It is also known as “Jones Bridge’
Banzai Bridge
This period in the philippines is a period of a people and restrictions where the filipino writers reacted to this imposing regime through their compositions that are strongly imbued with the urge for insurgence and call for change
Martial law era
It is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis. It is a requirement put on civilian government when they fail to function correctly
Martial law
This proclamation number was signed by former president ferdinand marcos on september 21 1972 which placed the philippines under martial law
Proclamation number 1081
It is one of the many forms of fighting for social justice
writing
The term used to describe the people who were abducted for being persecuted as enemy of the state and were missing since
Desaparecidos
According to him the writer’s were once the most champions of freedom where either silent or quickly silenced during the martial law era
F. Sionil Jose (1987)
This prohibits the writings made against Ferdinand Marcos during martial law
Censorship
A former marcos propagandist who disappeared months after the publication of his book the “Conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos”
Primitivo Mijares
This biography book tells about the extravagance of the sed former first lady imelda marcos
“The Untold Story of Imelda Marcos” by Carmen Navarro
He wrote “Manila by night” which featured the harsh night life of ordinary citizens in manila that the marcoses were concealing from the national and international media
Ishmael Bernal
An alternative title given to “Manila by night”
“City after dark”
The popular anime which contains a provocative idea of revolution which was also stopped from airing during the martial law period
Voltes V
A famous protest song that was also banned in radios
Bayan Ko
Forms of literature during the martial law
Protest literature
Proletarian literature
Prison literature
Circumvention literature
This literature refers to written works that aim to challenge social injustices, political oppression, and inequality giving voice to marginalized groups
Protest literature
This literature refers to a literary movement characterized by its focus on the experiences and struggles of the working class. It aims to raise social awareness and inspire political change highlighting issues such as labor rights, class struggle and social injustice
Proletarian literature
This is epitomized as a thriving literary genre it is a literature which is spent while the author is unwilling click kept in a location such as a penitentiary or a jail
Prison literature
The literary works that expresses social and political transgestion through metaphors allegory symbolisms and these are literary works that conceal the message of protest
Circumvention literature
It is written by jose maria flores lacaba it is a classical example of subtle protest poetry meant to speak up against the injustices of
Prometheus unbound
Jose maria lacaba is also known as
Pete lacaba
This magazine published “First quarter storm” during the marcos regime and “Prometheus Unbound”
Focus magazine in 1973
The pseudonym used when it is published by focus magazine in 1973 by jose maria flores lacaba
Ruben Cuevas
A compilation of on the spot reports on the first quarter storm first published in the philippine free press and the asia philippine leaders
Days of disquiet, Nights of rage
A novel written by Jose Dalisay Jr which tells the story of every man, woman and child who live during the time of martial law under marcos orders
Killing time in a warm place
It is written by Benjamin Pimentel jr about the ateneo student council leader who devoted himself to the student activist movement
The Journey of Edgar Jopson and the first quarter storm generation
One of the most fascinating and tragic personalities connected with martial law an ateneo student council leader who died at the hands of the military
Edgar “Edjop” Jopson
