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    This document summarizes the major literary periods in Philippine literature from pre-colonial times to the present. It outlines 4 periods: 1) Pre-Colonial Era characterized by oral traditions like folk songs and epics. 2) Spanish Colonial Era which introduced Spanish and religious genres like pasyon and awit. 3) Nationalistic/Propaganda Period where literature promoted nationalism against Spanish rule through essays and novels. 4) Contemporary Period featuring mature original works in Tagalog and English across genres by renowned authors.

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    LITERARY PERIODS

    OF
    PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
    SPANISH- AMERICAN- CONTEMPORARY
    PRE-COLONIAL E
    RA COLONIAL ERA COLONIAL ERA PERIOD
    PRE-COLONIAL ERA (--BC TO1564)
    A. Characteristics:
    1. Based on oral traditions
    2. Crude on ideology and phraseology
    B. Literary Forms
    1. Oral Literature
    a. Riddles (Bugtong)- a game of mystifying question and a mind puzzle intended to be solved.
    e.g. Pito iti taoana; taltallo ti rikep na
    b. Proverbs (Salawikain)- wise sayings that contain metaphor used to teach as a food for thought
    c. Tanaga- a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons on life is
    2. Folk Songs- a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people’s lifestyles as well as their
    love. These are often repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naïve.
    a. Hele or Oyayi- lullaby
    b. Ambahan (Mangyan)- 7-syllable per line poem that are about human relationships and social entertainment
    c. Kalusan (Ivatan)- work songs that depict the livelihood of the people
    d. Tagay (Cebuano and Waray)- drinking song
    e. Kanogan (Cebuano)-nsong of lamentation for the dead
    3. Folk Tales
    a. Myths- explain how the world was created, how certain animals possess certain characteristics, why some places have waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, flora and fauna
    b. Legends- explain the origin of things
    Why the Pineapple has eyes
    The Legend of Mariang Makiling
    4. Epics- A long narrative poem about quests and exciting adventures of a hero with unusual strength and power
    2. FOLK SONGS- a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and
    aspirations, the people’s lifestyles as well as their love. these are often
    repetitive and sonorous, didactic and naïve.
    A. HELE OR OYAYI- lullaby
    B. AMBAHAN (MANGYAN)- 7-syllable per line poem that are
    about human relationships and social 2 entertainment
    C. KALUSAN (IVATAN)- work songs that depict the livelihood
    of the people
    D. TAGAY (CEBUANO AND WARAY)- drinking song
    E. KANOGAN (CEBUANO)-song of lamentation for the dead
    SPANISH-COLONIAL ERA (1565-1863)
    A. Characteristics
    1. It has two distinct classifications: religious and secular
    2. It introduced Spanish 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.
    a. Pasyon- long narrative poem about the passion and death of Christ
    b. Senakulo- Dramatization of the pasyon
    2. Secular (non-religious) literature
    a. Awit-colorful tales of chivalry made for singing and chanting
    e.g. Ibong Adarna
    b. Korido- metrical tale written in octosyllabic quatrains
    e.g. Florante at Laura by Francisco Baltazar
    c. Prose Narratives-written to prescribe proper decorum
    e.g. Dialogo, Manual de Urbanidad, Ejemplo, Tratado
    NATIONALISTIC/PROPAGANDA AND REVOLUTIONARY
    PERIOD (1864-1896)
    A. Characteristics
    1. Planted seeds of nationalism among Filipinos
    2. Language shifted from Spanish to Tagalog
    3. Addressed the masses instead of “intelligentsia”
    B. Literary Forms
    1. Propaganda Literature-reformatory in objective
    a. Political Essays- satires, editorials and news articles were written to attack and expose the evils of Spanish rule
    i. Diariong Tagalog-founded by Marcelo Del Pilar
    ii. La Solidaridad- whose editor-in-chief is Graciano Lopez-Jaena
    b. Political Novels
    i. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo- Jose Rizal’s masterpieces that paved the way to revolution
    2. Revolutionary Literature- more propagandistic than literary as it is more violent in nature and demanded complete independence for the country
    a. Political Essays- helped inflame the spirit of revolution
    i. Kalayaan- newspaper of the society, edited by Emilio Jacinto
    b. Poetry
    i. True Decalogue- Apolinario
    ii. Katapusan ng Hibik ng Pilipinas- Andres Bonifacio
    iii. Liwanag at Dilim- Emilio Jacinto
    AMERICAN-COLONIAL ERA (1899-1945)
    A. Period of Apprenticeship
    1. It introduced the English Alphabet and English language became the medium of instruction
    2. Filipino writers imitated English and American models
    3. Poems written were amateurish and mushy, which phrasing and diction is awkward and artificial
    B. Period of Emergence
    1. Highly influenced by Western Literary trends like Romanticism
    a. Short stories are the most prevalent literary form
    b. Jose Garcia Villa- earned the international title “Poet of the Century”
    CONTEMPORARY/MODERN PERIOD (1945-PRESENT)
    A. Period of Maturity and Originality
    1. Tagalog poets broke away from the Balagtas tradition and instead wrote in simple language and free verse
    2. Fiction prevailed over poetry
    3. Filipino writers mastered English and familiarized themselves with diverse techniques
    4. Literary “giants” appeared
    a. Palanca Awards
    i. Jose Garcia Villa iv. Bienvenido Santos
    ii. Nick Joaquin v. Gregorio Brillantes
    iii. NVM Gonzales vi. Gilda Cordero Fernando
    b. National Awards
    i. Jose Garcia Villa ii. Nick Joaquin
    B. 1960-PRESENT
    A. Characteristics
    1. Martial repressed and curtailed human rights, including freedom of the press
    2. Writers used symbolisms and allegories to drive home their message, at the face of heavy censorship
    3. Theater was used as a vehicle for protest, such as the PETA (Phil. Educational Theater Association) and UP Theater.
    4. From the eighties onwards, writers continue to show dynamism and innovation

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