ESTHER A.

RELUCIO

BSN II-6

LITERATURA NG PILIPINAS YR.2/S.2/FINALS

ASSIGNMENT: Analyzing Characteristics of Philippine Literature

Pre-colonial Spanish- American -

Philippine Colonial Colonial
Literature Philippine Philippine
Literature Literature

The differences between the three are:

 Showed authenticity,
imparting of values
and wisdom, and the
very traditional ways
of Filipinos.
 Symbolized how  We became free,
braveness and democratic and they
resiliency of Filipinos. allowed Filipinos to
It is also depicted a develop and become
sensitive and brutal more modern.
time.

 mainly oral  mainly written  mainly written

 Examples:  Examples:  Examples:
 Biag ni Lam-ang  Noli Me Tangere,  How My Brother
(epics), riddles, El Filibusterismo, Leon Brought
poems, lullabyes, Doctrina Home a
courtship songs Christiana, Pag- Wife,Tanikalang
and legends. ibig sa Tinubuang Ginto, Kahapon,
Lupa, Ngayon at Bukas
and Walang Sugat

 Themes:  Themes:  Themes:

 Imparting  Propagation of  Telling Filipino
indigenous Christianity experiences,
beliefs, culture,  Narrating the written in English
myths and Spanish abuses and Western style
language. and how it paved and language.
 Making way for Filipinos  Sharing the issues
celebrations for to have about oppression
local heroes nationalism and the unending
 Having esistance  Centered on determination of
to external forces religious stories, Filipinos
like storms, charaters and it’s  Subjecting western
spirits, etc. re-enactment Christian values
 Women were through and indigenous
represented as performances and Filipino traditions
powerful people representation  Women were seeun
through pictures in a more capable
and statues and powerful
 Women were lense
mostly
discriminated

 Produced and  Utilized printing press

preserved literature  Used modern literary
through narration or techniques
pagsasaling-dila
ESTHER A. RELUCIO

BSN II-6

LITERATURA NG PILIPINAS YR.2/S.2/FINALS

ASSIGNMENT: Analyzing Characteristics of Philippine Literature

The similarities between the three are:

-The Filipino identiity, values and language had remained there throughout the
different influences
-They all collectively made our country have more rich, diverse and creative
literary works.
-They made immortal documentation of our past.