NATURE,ESSENCE,IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING PHILIPPHINE LITERATURE

Question 1

The word literature is derived from the Latin term litera which means?

Answer 1

Letter

Question 2

Literature can express the following:

Answer 2

Feelings of people to society,to government,to his sorroundings,to his fellowmen and to his Divine Creator.

Question 3

Who is the person says that literature can express feeling of people to society,etc.?

Answer 3

Brother Azurin

Question 4

What Webster philosophy about Literature?

Answer 4

Literature is
anything that is
printed, as long as it
is related to the
ideas and feelings of
people, whether it is
true, or just a
product of one’s
imagination. -
Webster

Question 5

What is literature?

Answer 5

Literature is a piece of written work which is undying. It expresses the feelings and emotions of people in response to his everyday efforts to live, to be happy in his environment and, after struggles, to reach his Creator. -Atienza, Ramos, Salazar and Nazal, Panitikan Pilipino.

Question 6

What is the importance of studying philippine literature?

Answer 6

1.We study literature so that we can better appreciate our literary heritage.
2.Like other races of the world, to understand that we have a great and noble tradition which can serve as the means to assimilate other cultures.
3. To realize our literary limitations conditioned by certain historical factors and we can tale steps to overcome them.
4.As Filipinos, we have to manifest our deep concern for our own literature and this we can do by studying the literature of our country.