Philippine literature (ppt)

•Croghan 1977

•in English reveals the spirit of a Filipino
•this literature has learned to express in words that create memorable images

•Importance of literature

•Development of the Philippine literature

•affirm our ties with the southeast asian neighbors in the pre-colonial times

•most seminal of folk speeches
•TIGMO in Cebuano
•BUGTONG in Tagalog
•PAKTAKON in Ilonggo
•PATOTOTDON in Bicol

•Epics and folk tales are varied, exotic and magical

•sample epics

•narrates the heroic feats of the maguindanao people highlighting the bravery and prowess of the skilled Moro warriors

•Ilokano epic

•features the characters aliguyan(aliguyon),Bugan and their families, and the elements of the early civilization which rose in the mountain province

•spanish occupation novels/epics/contributions

•concided with the american occupation
•numerous English newspapers were published
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•first teachers in the early period

•in this year on the early period, english is the official medium of instruction in all public schools

•school founded on 1901

•founded in 1908

•founded in 1905

•published on up in the year 1910

•most influential literary magazine in the year 1920

•first Filipino novel in English written by Zoilo Galang in the year 1921

•Characteristics of the early period

•writers of the Early Period

•fictionists of the early period

•”the most productive of distinctive work in the half century of Filipino writing in English”
•continued influence of romanticism and later realism from the united states
•writers began to explore the idea of searching for a national identity
•S.P. Lopez and J.G. Villa clashed over the function of art and art for art’s sake function of art
•the short story flourished
•Journalistic writing and literary criticism emerged
•Japanese occupation/world war II
•Philippine literature in english greatly improved
•Culture clashes:American vs Filipino
•reflected Filipino customs,traditions,practices,traits

•Literary organizations formed on the middle period

•established on July 4,1935

•The first commonwealth literary awards were given in this year

•Philippine independence day was proclaimed on this date

•simple structures,simple plots,mild climaxes,explicit symbols,slow pace or movement,abundant description of people and places

•the frst Palanca Memorial awards were given in the year

•english and Tagalog act play in the year

•Characteristics of the middle period

•a characteristic of the middle period
•rural-life,love,self-sacrifice, and suffering,novel of city life,value of education,struggle against poverty

•a characteristic of the middle period
•the province, the barrio, the small town

•characteristic of the middle period
•the barrio lass/las,the first schooled/the first educated person in the barrio,the teacher

•essayists of the middle period

•fictionists of the middle period

•there was a growing sense of nationalism and deeper search for identity in the 60’s
•continued influence of the west upon Philippine literature was evident

•started in 1960- first winner was N.V.M. gonzales

•presented in 1961 and the 1st winners were Jose Garcia Villa,N.V.M Gonzales, and wilfredo ma guerrero.

•held in Baguio in 1962

•evident in the late 60’s and 70’s

•declared on September 21,1972

•characteristics of the modern period

•themes have changed from sentimentalized romanticism to a more realistic and naturalistic delineation
•gay and lesbian literature came out
•strong feminist tendencies are evident
•more social problems are tackled
•tv and films have become more popular
•younger writers have entered the literary scene
•more literary criticisms have been written

•martial law was lifted in the year

•occured in 1986

•characteristics of contemporary period

•writers of the contemporary period