LITERATURE

What is literature? Pre Spanish Period

-Literature is an attempt to a mirror life. Characteristics of the period
-Literature refers to any textual form of
acceptable cognitive and or affective expression Pre-colonial natives of our islands display an
which is the representation of man’s amusing past through:
experiences of the past and his expectations of a. their folk speeches (refers to the dialect,
the future. or style of speaking, unique to people
-Literature is the product of imagination, living within a geographic area)
originality, style of expression, thought, Examples: bugtong (riddle)
emotions and feelings, idea etc. salawikain (proverbs)
Lifelong Learning
Intuitive Insight b. Folk songs
Theatre of Life Examples
Enriching Education
Radical Richness Ang Gatas At Ang Itlog (The Milk and The Eggs)
Artistry of Form and Language
Truth in the Telling Aking Bituin (My Star)
Undeniably Pleasurable
Rapturous Appreciation Magtanim Ay Di Biro (Planting Rice)
Epiphany in Experience
Atin Ku Pung Sinsing (Once I had a Ring - Lyrics in
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WHAT IS 21 CENTURY LITERATURE? Panpango)
-21st Century Literature consists of written
works of various genres (poetry, drama, Leron, Leron Sinta (My Dear Little
fiction/prose, non-fiction, media) printed and
published from the start of the new millennium
up to the present.
-New literary work created within the last decade
-Written by contemporary authors
-Deals with current themes / issues and reflects a
technological culture
-Often breaks traditional writing rules
-Emerging genres like IM and blog format books,
digi-fiction, doodle fiction and graphic novels

Functions of literature
1.For documentation
2.For transmission
3.For entertainment
4.For expression
5.For call to action
6.For critical thinking