Philippine Literature

The word literature is derived from the Latin term “litera” which means

A form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure

A sample of fable in Philippine Literature

A sample of fictitious narrative about origins in Philippine Literature

The writer of an awit/song – Florante at Laura

These are short poems intended to be sung.

The common theme is love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope and sorrow.

The period where literature is mostly characterized by Legends, Folk Tales, The Epic Stage, Folk Songs, Epigrams, Riddles, Chants, Maxims, Proverbs or Sayings.

The first alphabet used by Philippine ancestors was similar to

The writer of BIAG-Ni Lam-Ang

This type of literature has been customarily used and served as laws or rules on good behavior by Philippine ancestors during Pre-Spanish times

The period where literature is greatly influenced by religious practices

This was the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography.

It was written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva, in Tagalog and Spanish

A book by Modesto de Castro, the so called Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog

This is a dramatic performance to commemorate the passion and death of Jesus Christ

The period where “The Propaganda Movement’ was formed and was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class writers

This was the novel that gave spirit to the propaganda movement and paved the way to the revolution against Spain.

It exposed the Spanish-run government in the Philippines

He established the Diariong Tagalog in 1883 where he exposed the evils of the Spanish government in the Philippines

The period where Filipino writers went into all forms of literature like news, reporting, poetry, stories, plays, essays, and novels .Their writings clearly depicted their love of country and their longings for independence

Father of the Tagalog drama and author of the immortal “Walang Sugat”

The Father of Kapampangan Literature