Pre-Colonial Philippine literature covers the period from the arrival of the first inhabitants to just after the Spanish arrived in 1564. It showcases a rich past through folk speeches, songs, narratives, rituals, and dances that connect the Philippines to Southeast Asian neighbors. The literature included poetry, tales, and drama that focused on nature, indigenous beliefs, village life, culture, and heroism. As an oral tradition written on perishable materials, it was passed down through generations and bore the mark of the community.
Pre-Colonial Philippine literature covers the period from the arrival of the first inhabitants to just after the Spanish arrived in 1564. It showcases a rich past through folk speeches, songs, narratives, rituals, and dances that connect the Philippines to Southeast Asian neighbors. The literature included poetry, tales, and drama that focused on nature, indigenous beliefs, village life, culture, and heroism. As an oral tradition written on perishable materials, it was passed down through generations and bore the mark of the community.
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Pre-Colonial Philippine literature covers the period from the arrival of the first inhabitants to just after the Spanish arrived in 1564. It showcases a rich past through folk speeches, songs, narratives, rituals, and dances that connect the Philippines to Southeast Asian neighbors. The literature included poetry, tales, and drama that focused on nature, indigenous beliefs, village life, culture, and heroism. As an oral tradition written on perishable materials, it was passed down through generations and bore the mark of the community.
Pre-Colonial Philippine literature covers the period from the arrival of the first inhabitants to just after the Spanish arrived in 1564. It showcases a rich past through folk speeches, songs, narratives, rituals, and dances that connect the Philippines to Southeast Asian neighbors. The literature included poetry, tales, and drama that focused on nature, indigenous beliefs, village life, culture, and heroism. As an oral tradition written on perishable materials, it was passed down through generations and bore the mark of the community.
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Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature 12-Songkran
Coronel Jr., Willie
Judal, Denver Apiladas, Mary Nichole Camacho, Andrea Mae Camarao, Trisha Mae De Leon, Ma. Andrea Yvette Paela, Maria Ariana Real, Kayla
PRE-COLONIAL PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
Covers the timeline from when the first inhabitants came to our country up to the period shortly after the Spaniards came (1564) showcase a rich past through their folk speeches, folk songs, folk narratives and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances that affirm our ties with our Southeast Asian neighbors. a literature of varying human interest close to the religious and political organizations of the ancient Filipinos the verses were addressed to the ears rather than the eyes Passed down from generations to generations through the words of the mouth
Literary Forms Three Types of Pre-Colonial Literature • Poetry (Panulaan) sprang from sources close to the personal relationships, social institutions, religious and political organization of the ancient filipinos Types of Poetry • Riddles - battle of wits among participants • Proverbs – wise sayings • Whispers – used to ask for permission or forgiveness to the other worldly creatures such as “lamang-lupa” and “duwende” • Folk Songs – a form of folk lyric expressing peoples’ hopes and aspirations, lifestyles, and their loved ones • Tanaga – expresses insights and lessons in life • Epic – narrative of a hero’s deeds and adventures • Tales (Tuluyan) emerged from the belief of the native spirit Types of Tales • Myth – explains how the world was created, how certain animals possess certain characteristics, why some places have waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, flora or fauna • Legend – explains the origin of things • Fable – uses animals as characters • Fantastic Story (Kuwentong Kababalaghan) – deals with underworld characters such as “tiyanak”, “aswang”, “kapre”, etc. • Drama (Dula) has no plot, always about laughter Types of Drama • Dances • Rituals Form of religious worship
Common Themes of Pre-Colonial Literature
1. Nature Filipinos are proved to be witty and a keen observant of their surroundings (seen through riddles and legends) They try to describe their surroundings They try to explain why natural phenomena happen to make the environment less fearsome and more comprehensible to them How the world was created Some people worship the caves, mountains, sun, trees, forests 2. Indigenous rituals and Ceremonies showcasing their beliefs Most pre-colonial people are animistic. They believe that plants, animals and other things have spirits. They also believed that good and evil spirits inhabit the world They show their worship through folk speeches, chants, mimetic dances 3. Common Experiences of people that constitute a village Folk Songs usually express people’s hopes, aspirations and lifestyles Lullabies showing relationship between a mother and her child Loves songs, day to day life 4. Culture System of government (tribes or barangays headed by a datu) Quack Doctors Their belief in Bathala (Supreme God) Mythical Creatures (Aswang, Tikbalang, Mangkukulam, Diwata) 5. Heroism Through the epics Bravery of men or even women is an important characteristic
DESCRIPTION OF CONTEXT • based on oral tradition. • crude on ideology and phraseology. • not cultural artifacts, like tools to ritual article, but are to be seen as cultural items useful in the reconstruction of a period of our literary history that has been obscured by the intrusion of a foreign culture • oral literature bore the marks of the community • subject matter was invariably the common experience of the people constituting a village • language was the language of daily life • conventions of the various literary forms, like formulaic repetitions, stereotyping of characters, regular rhythmic and musical devices, were aid to the performers who were better able to recall the pieces because of their conventions • problem encountered in the writing of the oral literature • written on perishable materials • Women enjoy equal status with men • People live in tribes or different barangays headed by a datu • Even before the Spaniards came, the pre-colonial Filipinos have the Baybayin, their own system of writing • Oral literature bores the mark of the community
