Philippine Literature
Philippine Literature
Philippine Literature
I.
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD (--BC to 1564)
A. Characteristics1.Based on oral traditions2.Crude on ideology and phraseology
B. Literary Forms
1. Oral Literaturea. Riddles
(bugtong)
battle of wits among participants
Tigmo
CebuPaktakon Ilonggo Patotdon Bicolb
Proverbs
(salawikain)
wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach asa food for thought
c.Tanaga
- a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lesson son life is
"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 naivea. Hele or oyayi lullabyb.Ambahan (Mangyan) 7syllable per line poem that are about human relationships and social entertainment
c.Kalusan (Ivatan) - work songs that depict the livelihood of the peopled.Tagay
(Cebuano and Waray) drinking songe.Kanogan (Cebuano) song of lamentation
for the dead3. Folk Talesa. Myths explain how the world was created, how certain
animal spossess certain characteristics, why some places have waterfalls,
volcanoes,mountains, flora or faunab. Legends explain the origin of things
Why the Pineapple Has EyesThe Legend of Maria Makiling
c. Fables used animal characters and allegoryd.Fantastic stories deal with
underworld characters such as tiyanak,aswang, kapre and others4. Epics
These are narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition revolving
aroundsupernatural events or heroic deeds (Arsenio Manuel)Examples: Lam-ang
(Ilocano)Hinilawod (Panay)Kudaman (Palawan)Darangen (Maranao)
II. SPANISH COLONIZATION PERIOD (1565 1863)