This document outlines the history of Philippine literature from pre-colonial times to the 21st century in five sections. It describes how literature was passed down orally before Spanish colonization introduced writing. During colonization, literature focused on religion and Spanish values. The classical period saw a "Golden Age" of Tagalog novels and independence movements. Modern literature grappled with economic issues and national identity under different colonial and post-colonial regimes. Today's contemporary Philippine literature continues to evolve in the 21st century.
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Lesson 1___21st Century Literature From the Philippines and the World
This document outlines the history of Philippine literature from pre-colonial times to the 21st century in five sections. It describes how literature was passed down orally before Spanish colonization introduced writing. During colonization, literature focused on religion and Spanish values. The classical period saw a "Golden Age" of Tagalog novels and independence movements. Modern literature grappled with economic issues and national identity under different colonial and post-colonial regimes. Today's contemporary Philippine literature continues to evolve in the 21st century.
This document outlines the history of Philippine literature from pre-colonial times to the 21st century in five sections. It describes how literature was passed down orally before Spanish colonization introduced writing. During colonization, literature focused on religion and Spanish values. The classical period saw a "Golden Age" of Tagalog novels and independence movements. Modern literature grappled with economic issues and national identity under different colonial and post-colonial regimes. Today's contemporary Philippine literature continues to evolve in the 21st century.
CORE 5—21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Lecture 1: Philippine Literary History (Outline)
I. Pre-Colonial Times (Prehistory to 1521 to 1564)
A. Oral Lore i. Literature passed through oral means; The longest period; Began counting on 1521, written records; “las islas Filipinas”; Filipinos are referred to as natives, ethnic minorities, and tribal Filipinos; Tabon Man in Palawan in 1962 allowed us to speak of a prehistory as far as 50000 years ago; cultural items to reconstruct what foreign cultures obscured ii. Motifs 1. Beginning of life and Earth; Great people/Supernatural heroes; Gods/Goddesses; Mythical creatures: aswang, duwende, tikbalang, etc.; Focused on morality; Daily encounters in life/Language of daily life; occasions of human life iii. Forms 1. Riddles; proverbs; short poems; Ambahan; songs; myths; folk tales; legend; epic 2. Formulaic repetitions; stereotyping of characters; regular rhythmic devices; monoriming heptasyllabic II. Colonial Literature (16th to 18th Century) A. Literature under Spanish Colonialism (1565-1872) i. Religion; way of life; system of writing/roman alphabet; attempts to erase pure Filipino identity and culture; opening subjects of literature; didacticism; publications controlled largely by the church; alien subject matter; escape from the difficult life; vocabulario de la lengua Tagala (Pedro de Buenaventura, 1613) ii. Motifs 1. Values oriented; lives of saints; bible; moral III. Classical Literature (19th Century) A. Literature of Revolution against Colonialism (1898-1945) i. “Golden Age” of Tagalog Novel; economic system loosened from public to private ownership; pragmatism; dependence on science; abhorrence of the irrational; control and regulation of publications; rise of literacy; taga-bayan; 1. Period of Enlightenment (1872-1896) a. Desire to exhibit their intellect; establish an equal position with Spaniards; Rizal, Bonifacio, Mabini, Lopez-Jaena, Luna, Jacinto, Palma; subversion 2. American Colonization (1900-1942) a. Spanish, Tagalog, other Vernaculars were used; conditions of the country; imitation of American writing style. 3. Period of Initial Autonomy/Commonwealth (1935-1942) a. Tydings-McDuffie Act; rise of free presses: art for art’s sake movement 4. Japanese Colonization (1942-1945) a. Golden period of short stories and Tagalog drama; Haiku; banning of English, proliferation of vernacular; Tanaga IV. Modern Period (20th Century) A. Literature Under the Republic (1946-1985) i. Disastrous economy; liberation movements; new criticism; elite and masses; serialized novels; existentialism and identity; national consciousness; Martial Law B. Literature After EDSA (1986-1995) i. Fall of martial law; Communist Party of the Philippines; underground writing; rise of writers organization; establishment of Don Carlos Palanca Award for Literature; non-traditional projects V. Contemporary Period/21st Century (21st Century)