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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and

the World
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students will be
able to:
a.Define Philippine Literature;
b.Enumerate the literary periods of Philippine
literature;
c.Identify characteristics, literary forms and
literary works on each period; and
d. Compare and contrast literary works based on
its themes, structures and elements.
e. Share one’s insights about Philippine literary
works through lesson activities.
Philippine Literature
Body of works, both oral and written created by
those Filipinos who are native, naturalized or
foreign born to share experiences of people living
and relating to Philippine Society. It is composed
or written in one of the Philippine Languages, in
Spanish, in English and gradually in other
languages as well.
Literary Periods in Philippine Literature

PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD (900BC-1564)

A.Characteristics
1. Based on oral tradition
2. Crude on ideology and phraseology
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
B. Literary Forms
1. Oral Literature
1.1 Riddles (Bugtong)- battle of wits among
the participants
Tigmo- Cebu
Paktakon- Ilo-Ilo
Patotdon- Bicol
1.2 Salawikain (Proverbs)- wise saying that
contain a metaphor used to teach as a food for
thought.

1.3 Tanaga- mono-rhyming heptasyllabic quatrain


expressing insights and lessons in life. It’s more
emotionally charged than the terse proverb and
thus has affinities with the folk lyric.
2. Folk Songs- 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,
didactic and naïve.

2.1 Hele/Oyayi (Lullaby)


2.2 Ambahan (Mangyan)- 7-syllable per line
poem that are about human relationships and
social entertainment.
2.3 Kalusan (Ivatan)-work songs that depict the
livelihood of the people.

2.4 Tagay (Cebuano and Waray)- drinking song.

2.5 Kanogan (Cebuano)- song of lamentation for


those who passed away.
3. Folktales

3.1 Myths- explains how the world was


created, how certain animals possess certain
characteristics, why some places have
waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, flora or
fauna.
3.2 Legends- explain the origin of
things.

Why Pineapple Has Eyes


Legend of Maria Makiling
3.3 Fables-used animal characters and
allegory.

3.4 Fantasy and Magical Story- deal with


underworld characters such as “tiyanak”,
“aswang”, “kapre”, “dwende” and others.
4. Epic- according to Arsenio Manuel, these
are “narratives of sustained length based on
oral tradition revolving around supernatural
events or heroic deeds”.
Examples:
Biag ni Lam-ang (Ilocano)
Kudaman (Palawan)
Hinilawod (Panay)
Darangen ( Maranao)
II. SPANISH COLONIZATION PERIOD (1565-1863)

A. Characteristics

1. It has two distinct classification; religious


and secular.
2. Introduced Spanish language as the medium
of communication.
B. Literary Forms

1. Religious Literature- religious lyrics written


by ladino poets or those versed in both Spanish
and Tagalog were included in early catechism and
were used to teach Filipinos the Spanish
language.
1.1 Pasyon- long narrative poem about the
passion and death of Christ. The most popular
was “Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu Cristong
Panginoon Natin” by Aguino de Belen.

1.2 Senakulo- dramatization of the pasyon,


it shows the passion and death of Christ.
2. Secular (non-religious) Literature

2.1 Awit- colorful tales of chivalry made for singing


and chanting.

2.2 Korido- metrical tale written in octosyllabic


quatrains

Example:
Florante at Laura by Francisco Baltazar
2.3 Prose Narratives-written to prescribe proper
decorum

i. Dialogo Ejemplo
ii. Manual de Urbanidad
iii. Ejemplo
iv. Tratado
Examples:

Pagsusulatan ng Dalawang Binibini na si Urbana


at si Feliza by Modesto De Castro

Ang Bagong Robinson (1879) by Joaquin Tuason


III. NATIONALISTIC/ PROPAGANDA AND
REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (1864-1896)

A. Characteristics
1. Planted seeds of nationalism to Filipinos.
2. Language shifted from Spanish to
Tagalog.
3. Addressed the masses instead of the
“intelligentsia”
B. Literary Forms

1. Propaganda Literature- reformatory in objective.

1.1 Political Essays- satires, editorials and news


articles were written to attack and expose the evils of
Spanish rule.
1.1.1 Diariong Tagalog- founded by Marcelo del
Pilar
1.1.2 La Solidaridad- whose editor-in-chief is
Graciano Lopez-Jaena.
1.2 Political Novel

Examples:
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo – Jose
Rizal’s masterpieces that paved the way to the
revolution
2. Revolutionary Literature- more propagandistic
than literary as it is more violent in nature and
demanded complete independence for the
country.

2.1 Political Essays


2.1.1 Kalayaan- newspaper of the society,
edited by Emilio Jacinto
2.2 Poetry
2.1.1 True Decalogue- Apolinario Mabini
2.1.2 Katapusang hibik ng Pilipinas- Andres
Bonifacio
2.1.3 Liwanag at Dilim- Emilio Jacinto
IV. AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1910-1945)

A. Period of Apprenticeship (1910-1930)


1. Filipino writers imitated English and
American Models.
2. Poems written were amateurish, which
phrasing and diction is awkward and artificial.
2.1 Short Stories
Examples:
Dead Stars ( Paz Benitez-Marquez)
The Key (Paz Latorena)
Footnote to Youth (Jose Garcia Villa)
2.2 Novels
Examples:
Child of Sorrow- first novel written in
English language by Zoila Galang.
B. Period of Emergence (1945-1960)
1. Highly influenced by Western Literary
trends like romanticism and realism.
2. Short story is the most prevalent literary
form.
3. Jose Garcia Villa earned the international
title “Poet of the Century”.
V. JAPANESE OCCUPATION PERIOD (1942-
1960)

A. War Years (1942-1944)


1. Tagalog poets broke take away from
Balagtas tradition and instead wrote in a
simple language and free verse.
2. Fiction prevailed over poetry
Examples:
Suyuan sa Tubigan (Macario Pineda)
Lupang Tinubuan (Narciso Reyes)
B. Period of Maturity and Originality (1945-1960)
1. Bountiful harvest in poetry, fiction, drama
and essay.
2. Filipino writers mastered English and
familiarized themselves with diverse techniques.
3. Literary Giants appeared.
3.1 Palanca Awards for Literature
Jose Garcia Villa Gilda Cordero Fernando
Nick Joaquin Bienvenido Santos

3.2 National Artist Award


Jose Garcia Villa
Nick Joaquin
VI. CONTEMPORARY/MODERN PERIOD
(1960-PRESENT)
1. Martial Law repressed and curtailed
human rights including freedom of press.
2. Writers used allegories and symbolism to
drive home their message at the face of
heavy censorship.
3. Theater was used as a vehicle of protest
such as PETA and UP Theater.
4. From eighties onwards, writers continue to
show dynamism and innovation.
5. The new trends have been used and introduced
to meet the needs and taste of the new
generation. 21st Century learners are demanded
to be ICT inclined to compete with the style and
format of writing as well. New codes or lingos are
used to add flavor in the literary pieces produced
nowadays.
Written Work 4
Directions: Write a comparative essay about the two poems,
“Ang Bayan Ko” and “Dearest Pearl of the Orient Seas”. Point
out the similarities and differences of the two poems from
different periods in terms of characteristics and literary form
by providing lines from the two essays.
Criteria:
Content 25%
Textual Evidence 15%
Organization 10%
Total 50%
Performance Task 3
Directions: Compile 2 poems and 2 short stories from different
periods of Philippine literature, it will be a total of 24. Give a brief
background of each literary work and share what you have learned
and discovered about life of Filipinos in the past and in the present.

Criteria
Content: 40%
Organization: 35%
Originality: 25%
Total 100%

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