OVERVIEW: PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN

ENGLISH
MR. HARRY DAVE B. VILLASOR
PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY

◼ Watch the video of Gemino H. Abad and consider on

these key points:
◼ Essence and Functions of Literature
◼ Mains Divisions of Literature
◼ Characteristics of drama, essay, poetry and short story
 LITERATURE
◼ Litera – latin word meaning an acquaintance with letters.

◼ Literature is language in use that provides insights and

intellectual stimulation to the reader/s. As one explores
literature, he likewise discovers the beauty of language.
◼ is a product of a particular culture:
VALUES, EMOTIONS, ACTIONS and IDEAS

◼ is an art that reflects the works of imagination, aesthetics and

creative writing.
What is the difference between Literature and
literature?
◼ Literature with a capital "L" is writing that is inventive, especially
literature of recognized artistic value; it's writing of lasting value
that imaginatively expresses ideas of permanent and universal
interest.
◼ Literature with a capital "L" can present knowledge that is either
concrete or abstract;
◼ it can present knowledge that is either abstruse or simple. It can
treat fictional subjects and objects or it can treat nonfictional
subjects and objects.
◼ As a consequence, literature with a capital "L" can include writing
that is both fictional and nonfictional.
◼ Literature with a lowercase "l" is everyday literature, literature
not of lasting value.
◼ Cookbooks, diet and travel magazines and books, technical
journals, and TV or billboard ads don't contain imaginative
writing of permanent and universal interest.
◼ Literary works with a lowercase 'l" have many purposes.
◼ They might seek to entertain or divert, to inform about what's
happening now, or to pass the time of day.
◼ Some forms of literature with a lowercase "l" seek to lay out
objective and impersonal facts about the world that seldom or
never change.
◼ Literature spelled with a lowercase "l" can present knowledge that is
either concrete or abstract; it can present knowledge that is
either abstruse or simple.
◼ It can treat fictional subjects and objects as well as nonfictional
subjects and objects.
◼ As a consequence, literature with a lowercase "l" can include writing
that is both fictional and nonfictional.
 LITERARY STANDARDS
◼ Artistry- beauty, an aesthetic appeal
◼ Intellectual Value- stimulates our minds, making us realize the truths about life
◼ Suggestiveness- man’s emotional power that deeply stirs our creative imagination
◼ Spiritual Value- elevation of one’s spirit by bringing out moral values which makes
us better persons.
◼ Permanence- lifetime, can be read again and again
◼ Universality- timeless and timely
 ROLE OF LITERATURE

◼ Literature is a creation of human experience that

tells about people and our world.
◼ Literary work is a reinvention of the imagination.
We create the meanings that help us live.
 ESSENCE AND FUNCTIONS OF
LITERATURE

◼ Literature reflects the various experiences, ideas, passions of

human beings in their daily life that express on several forms and
styles of literary works.
◼ Since literature directly derives from human life, it can increase our
knowledge and experiences about human problems included
values, morals, cultures, and human interests.
 TWO FUNCTIONS
◼ Recreation
◼ Recognition
◼ Redemption
◼ Revelation
MAIN DIVISIONS OF LITERATURE
 ACTIVITY
My Daybook
◼ Organize what you considered as salient points from the video
in a daybook.
◼ A daybook is like a diary or a journal or a ledger which contains the
transactions-in this case, the important ideas/concepts learned within
week.