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1521 – Literature in the Philippines started..

Baybayin – It comes from the word “baybay”,

which means to “spell”. ..

Oral Tradition..

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First three books in the Philippines that were

Examples of Oral Tradition: published:
o Folk Songs o Doctrina Christiana
o Folk Tales o The Pasion
o Lullabies o Urbana at Felisa
o Bugtong or Riddles
o Kasabihan or Saying Recreational Plays:
o Sawikain o The Cenakulo
o Epics o The Panuluyan
o Balagtasan

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Pre-Colonial Colonial Period Revolutionary American Japanese Late 20th 21st

Period Period Period Period Century Century
 Pre-Colonial
Period
BC to 1564
CHARACTERISTICS:
o Based on oral traditions
o Crude on ideology and phraseology

LITERARY FORMS:
o Oral Literature - Riddles, Proverbs, Tanaga
o Folk Songs
o Folk Tales
o Epics
 Colonial Period
1565 to 1863
SPANISH COLONIZATION
CHARACTERISTICS:
o It has two (2) distinct classification: Religious and Secular
o It introduced Spanish as a medium of communication

LITERARY WORKS:
o Religious Literature
-Pasyon
-Senakulo
o Secular Literature
- Awit
-Korido
o Prose Narratives
 Revolutionary
Period 1896 to 1900
CHARACTERISTICS:
o It planted seeds of nationalism in Filipinos
o Language shifted from Spanish to Tagalog
o Addressed the masses insisted of the “intelligentsia”

LITERARY WORKS:
o Propaganda Literature
-Political Essay - Diariong Tagalog, La Solidaridad
-Political Novels - Noli Me Tangeri, El Filibusterismo
o Revolutionary Literature
-Political Essay
-Poetry - True Decalogue, Katapusang Hibik ng
Pilipinas, Liwanag at Dilim
 American
Period
1900 to 1942
CHARACTERISTICS:
o Period of Apprenticeship (1910-1930)
o Period of Emergence (1920-1930)

LITERARY WORKS:
o Short Stories - Dead Star by Paz Marquez Benitez
o Poems – A Rizal by Cecilio Apostol’s
o Novels - Child of Sorrow by Zoilo Galang
o Drama – Ngayon at Bukas by Juan Abad
o Essay – I am a Filipino by Carlos P. Romulo
 Japanese
Period 1942 to 1960
CHARACTERISTICS:
o Development of Philippine Literature came to a halt due to
Japanese restriction.
o Served as “Golden Years ” for short stories and tagalog drama

LITERARY FORMS:
o Filipino Drama – Sa pula, sa puti by Francisco Rodrigo
o Tanaga & Haiku
o Short Stories - Lupang Tinubuan by Narciso Reyes
o Newspaper – Banawag and Hiligaynon
 Late 20th
Century
(Martial Law) 1972 - 1986
CHARACTERISTICS:
o Martial Law repressed and curtailed human rights, including
freedom of the press.
o Writers used symbolisms and allegories to drive home their
message, at the face of heavy censorship.
o Theater was used as a vehicle for protest, such as the PETA (Phil.
Educational theater Association) and UP Theater

LITERARY WORKS:
o Protest Literature
o Proletarian Literature
o Prison Literature
 21st
Century 2001- Present
CHARACTERISTICS:
o Freedom of the press was reestablish and diversity of literary
forms emerged
o Government criticism become more open
o Literature mixed with media and technology
o Literature from marginalized sector developed workers,
peasants, urban, gays, lesbians, ethnic groups

LITERARY WORKS:
o Poetry
o Fiction Works
o Theses
o Games
o Comics
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 FAMOUS AUTHORS
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AUTHORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION Spanish
Spanish Colonial
Colonial Period
Period

Gaspar
Gaspar Aquino
Aquino de de Belen
Belen
was
was aa Filipino
Filipino poet
poet and
and translator
translator of
of the
the 17th
17th century,
century, known
known for
for authoring
authoring aa 1704
1704 rendition
rendition of
of the
the
Pasyon:
Pasyon: aa famous
famous poetic
poetic narrative
narrative of
of the
the passion,
passion, death
death and
and resurrection
resurrection of
of Jesus,
Jesus, which
which has
has
circulated
circulated in
in many
many versions.
versions.

Francisco
Francisco “Balagtas”
“Balagtas” Baltazar
Baltazar
popularly
popularly called
called Balagtas,
Balagtas, isis the
the acknowledged
acknowledged master
master of
of traditional
traditional Tagalog
Tagalog poetry.
poetry. His His narrative
narrative
poem
poem Florante
Florante at
at Laura
Laura written
written in
in sublime
sublime Tagalog,
Tagalog, isis about
about tyranny
tyranny inin Albanya,
Albanya, but
but itit isalso
isalso perceived
perceived to
to
be
be about
about tyranny
tyranny inin his
his Filipino
Filipino homeland
homeland (Lumbera)
(Lumbera)

Dr.
Dr. Jose
Jose Rizal
Rizal
He
He chose
chose the the realistic
realistic novel
novel as
as his
his medium.
medium. Choosing
Choosing Spanish
Spanish over
over Tagalog
Tagalog meant
meant
challenging
challenging the
the oppressors
oppressors on
HISTORY on the
the latter’s
latter’s own
own turf.
TIMELINE turf. Noli
Noli Me
Me Tangere
Tangere and
and El
El Filibusterismo,
Filibusterismo,
both
both written
written inin Spanish
Spanish
AUTHORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION Revolution
Revolution Period
Period

Jose
Jose Rizal,
Rizal, Graciano
Graciano Lopez
Lopez Jaena
Jaena and
and M.
M. H.
H. Del
Del Pilar
Pilar
In
In aa sense,
sense, Rizal’s
Rizal’s novels
novels and
and patriotic
patriotic poems
poems were
were the
the inevitable
inevitable conclusion
conclusion to
to the
the campaign
campaign
for
for liberal
liberal reforms
reforms known
known asas the
the Propaganda
Propaganda Movement,
Movement, waged
waged byby Graciano
Graciano Lopez
Lopez Jaena,
Jaena, and
and
M.H.
M.H. delPilar.
delPilar.

Andres
Andres Bonifacio
Bonifacio
was
was an an admirer
admirer of of Rizal,
Rizal, and
and like
like Rizal,
Rizal, he
he was
was aa writer
writer and
and social
social critic
critic profoundly
profoundly influenced
influenced by
by the
the
liberal
liberal ideas
ideas of
of the
the French
French enlightenment,
enlightenment, about
about human
human dignity.
dignity. Bonifacio’s
Bonifacio’s most
most important
important work
work are
are his
his
poems,
poems, the the most
most well-known
well-known being
being Pag-Ibig
Pag-Ibig SaSa Tinubuang
Tinubuang Lupa
Lupa

Jose
Jose Palma
Palma
was
was aa Filipino
Filipino poet
poet and
and soldier.
soldier. He
He was
was onon the
the staff
staff of
of La
La Independencia
Independencia at
at
the
the time heHISTORY
time he wrote
wrote Filipinas, TIMELINE
Filipinas, aa patriotic
patriotic poem
poem inin Spanish.
Spanish.
AUTHORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION American
American Period
Period

Fernando
Fernando Ma.Ma. Guerero
Guerero
he
he collected
collected the
the best
best ofof his
his poem
poem in
in aa book
book called
called Crisalidas,
Crisalidas, and
and
one
one of
of the
the poems
poems written
written in
in this
this book
book was
was “Inovacion
“Inovacion AA Rizal”.
Rizal”.

Lope
Lope K.
K. Santos
Santos
“Father
“Father of
of the
the National
National language
language Grammar”,
Grammar”, he
he was
was also
also called
called “apo”
“apo” of
of the
the tagalog
tagalog writers.
writers.
“Banaag
“Banaag atat Sikat”
Sikat” was
was his
his masterpiece
masterpiece

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AUTHORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION Japanese
Japanese Period
Period

Liwayway
Liwayway Arceo
Arceo
was
was aa multi-awarded
multi-awarded Tagalog
Tagalog fictionist,
fictionist, journalist,
journalist, radio
radio scriptwriter
scriptwriter and
and editor
editor from
from
the
the Philippines.
Philippines. Arceo
Arceo authored
authored aa number
number of of well-received
well-received novels,
novels, such
such as
as Canal
Canal dede la
la
Reina
Reina and
and Titser
Titser

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AUTHORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION Late
Late 20th
20th Century
Century

Ponciano
Ponciano Pineda
Pineda
isis an
an American
American writer,
writer, teacher,
teacher, linguist,
linguist, lawyer
lawyer and
and activist
activist during
during
Martial
Martial Law.
Law. Ponciano
Ponciano Pineda
Pineda isis considered
considered as as the
the "Father
"Father of
of the
the
Commission
Commission on on Filipino
Filipino Language"
Language"

Bienvenido
Bienvenido Ramos
Ramos
aa Filipino
Filipino poet
poet who
who contributed
contributed to
to Liwayway,
Liwayway, Ilang-ilang,
Ilang-ilang, and
and other
other magazines
magazines with
with his
his
revolutionary
revolutionary poems.
poems.

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21stst Century
Century

Carlo
Carlo J. J. Caparas
Caparas
isis aa comic
comic strip
strip creator,
creator, writer,
writer, director
director and
and producer
producer who
who became
became sensational
sensational
known
known for for his
his created
created local
local superheroes
superheroes andand comic
comic book
book characters
characters that
that are
are still
still popular
popular
to
to Filipinos
Filipinos until
until now.
now.

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