MODULE 2 PART 2.4: The National Artists (Literature) Flashcards
Who are the 15 National Artists for Literature?
- Jose Garcia Villa (reversed consonance rhyme scheme)
- Nick Joaquin (Joaquinesque)
- Francisco Arcellana (pioneered short story development as lyrical prose)
- Levi Celerio (made music using leaf)
- Rolando S. Tinio (inventor of Taglish)
- Alejandro Roces (best writer of comic short stories)
- Cirilo F. Bautista (PH Literary Arts Council founder)
- Francisco Sionil Jose (founder of PH Chapter of International Organization PEN)
- Edith L. Tiempo (Siliman National Writers Workshop founder)
- Amado V. Hernandez (Tagalog prose using colloquial style)
- Carlos P. Romulo (first Asian president of UN General Assembly)
- Virgilio S. Almario (Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino chairman)
- Lazaro Francisco (Master of Tagalog Novel)
- Bienvenido Lumbera (Introduced Bagay poetry to Tagalog Literature)
- Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez (earned recognition in the First Commonwealth Literary Contest)
Considered as one of the finest contemporary poets. Introduced reversed consonance rhyme scheme. His works are collected in Footnote to Youth, and Many Voices.
- Jose Garcia Villa (1973)
He is considered as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English writing. He enriched English with critics coining “Joaquinesque”. His works are The Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of Artist as Filipino.
- Nick Joaquin (1976)
He pioneered the development of short story as lyrical prose-poetic form. Published book is selected Stories (1962).
- Francisco Arcellana (1990)
Born in Tondo Manila. Prolific lyricist and composer for decades. Guinness Book of World Records as the only person to make music with just a leaf. Some of his work is O Maliwanag na Buwan.
- Levi Celerio (1997)
He is a playwright, poet, teacher and critic. In mid 1960s, he tried writing in Tagalog and his collection of poems are now called “Bagay”. He is the sole inventor of “Taglish” in PH poetry.
- Rolando S. Tinio (1997)
Considered as the country’s best writer of comic short stories. Champion of Filipino culture and popularized several local fiestas like Moriones and Ati-atihan. He led the campaign to change Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
- Alejandro Roces (2003)
Multi-awarded poet, fictionist and essayist. He founded the PH Literary Arts Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers WOrkshop in 1993 and the Bagio Writers Group. His work include Summer Suns (1963) and Words of Battlefields (1988).
- Cirilo F. Bautista (2014)
He is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in English language. His works depict social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism. He is the founder of Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN.
- Francisco Sionil Jose (2001)
She is a poet, fictionist, teacher who founded Siliman National Writers Workshop. Her works are a fusion of style and substance. Her poems are intricate verbal transfiguration of significant experiences. Published works include A Blade of Fern (1978).
- Edith L. Tiempo (1999)
From Hagonoy, Bulacan. He is a poet playwright, and novelist. He believes that the function of the writer is to act as the conscience of society and affirm the greatness of human spirit in the face of inequity and oppression. He used colloquial style in his Tagalog prose. He wrote Mga Ibong Mandaragit.
- Amado V. Hernandez (1973)
Born in Camiling, Tarlac. He is the first Asian president of UN General Assembly, then PH Ambassador to Washington D.C. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by 20, and a publisher at 32. He was the only Asian to win America’s coveted Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.
- Carlos P. Romulo (1982)
Born in San Miguel, Bulacan. Currently the chairman of Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. His earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina.
- Virgilio S. Almario (2003)
He earned his reputation as the Master of the Tagalog Novel and is backed up by awards he received and his contribution to PH literature and culture in general. His masterpieces are Ama and Bayang Napatiwakal.
- Lazaro Francisco
He introduced BAGAY poetry to Tagalog literature. Librettist for Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari. He pioneered creative fusion of fine arts and popular imagination.
- Bienvenido Lumbera (2006)
He is a fictionist, essayist, poet and teacher. He earned numerous recognitions including the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. His major works are The Winds of April, Seven Hills Away and the Bamboo Dancers.
- Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez (1997)
