Handout 1 Literature
Handout 1 Literature
Handout 1 Literature
LITERATURE
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21 st Century Literature SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
from the Philippines and the World
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21 st Century Literature SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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3. Epics
Epics are long narrative poems in which a series of heroic
achievements or events, usually of a hero, are dealt with at length.
Examples:
Bidasari (Moro)
Biag ni Lam-ang (Ilokano)
Hudhod and Alim (Ifugao)
Inadarapatra at Sulayman
4. Folk Songs
Folk song is one of the oldest forms of Philippine Literature that
emerged during the Pre-Spanish era. Many of these have 12 syllables.
Examples:
Kundiman (Awit ng Pag-Ibig)
Kumintang or Tagumpay (War Song)
Ang Oyayi o Hele (Lullaby)
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1. After 300 years of passivity under the Spanish rule, the Filipino
spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez, Burgos and Zamora
were guillotined without sufficient evidence.
2. The Spaniards were unable to suppress the tide of rebellion among
the Filipinos.
3. The once religious spirit transformed itself into one nationalism and
the Filipinos demanded changes in the government and in the
church.
4. Characteristics of this period:
a. planted seeds of nationalism in Filipinos
b. language shifted from Spanish to Tagalog
c. addressed the masses instead of the “intelligentsia”
5. It also paved the way to the following movements:
a. The Propaganda Movement. It aimed to seek changes and
reforms and gave rise to the following propagandists:
Jose Rizal
Marcelo H. Del Pillar
Graciano Lopez Jaena
AntonioLuna
Mariano Ponce
Pedro Paterno
Jose Ma.Panganiban
6. Literary Forms
a. Propaganda Literature - Reformatory in objective
i. Political Essays – satires, editorials and news articles were
written to attack and expose the evils of Spanish rule
1. Diariong Tagalog – founded by Marcelo del Pilar
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REFERENCES
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Chua, R.G. (2016). 21 Century Literature from the Philippines and the World. Makati
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Fosdick, Carolyn, Tarrosa (1954). Literature for Philippine High Schools. New York:
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Velasco, Nel, “CNF Figures of Speech and Literary Devices, February 26, 2020.
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Balud, A.et.al.(2020).21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter
1-Module 1: Geographic, Linguistic and Ethnic Dimensions of Philippine
Literary History from Pre-Colonial to the Contemporary.Cainta, Rizal:
Department of Education-Region IV-A Calabarzon
Uychoco, M.(2016).21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World.Quezon
City: Rex Book Store
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