AMERICAN PERIOD

INFLUENCES OF THE AMERICANS

• Introduction of free education for all

children of school age.
• The first teachers who arrived in the
Philippines are called “Thomasites”
• English was used as medium of
instruction in all levels of education in
public schools.
LITERATURE DURING THE AMERICAN
PERIOD

• There were three types of writers that contributed to

Philippine Literature during this period – Spanish,
Tagalog and Vernacular Writers, and finally English
became the medium in literature.
• Spanish writers – Dr. Jose P. Rizal was their inspiration.
• Tagalog writers- continued their predicaments on the
conditions of the country and their attempt to arouse love
for one’s native tongue.
 SHORT STORIES

• SHORT STORY – has one or more characters

and one single plot.
• Dead Stars – first short story written in
English by Paz Marquez Benitez.
• Footnote to Youth – written by Jose Garcia
Villa who earned the international title “Poet
of the Century”.
 NOVEL

• NOVEL – a prose that has two or

more characters and is divided into
chapters.
• Child of Sorrow – it was the first
novel written in English by Zoilo
Galang.
 NEWSPAPERS

• El Nuevo Dia (The New Day) – established by

Sergio Osmeña in 1900. the Americans censored,
twice banned and threatened Osmeña with
banishment because of his nationalistic writings.
• El Grito del Pueblo (The Call of the Nation) – it
was established by Pascual Poblete in 1900.
• El Renacimiento – it was founded by Rafael Palma
in 1901.
 PLAYS

• The plays during the American Period have a

consistent theme in nationalism.
• Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas – written by
Aurelio Tolentino. It depicts the suppression
done by the Americans and their plan to
colonize the Philippines. It was translated into
Kapampangan.
• Walang Sugat – written by Severino Reyes.
 WRITERS DURING THE AMERICAN
PERIOD

• AMADO V. HERNANDEZ – “Poet of the Laborers”.

• PEDRO BUKANEG – Father of Ilocano Literature.
Bukanegan – Poetic contest in Ilocano which
means Balagtasan.
• CLARO CALUYA – “Prince of Ilocano Poets”
• JUAN CRISOSTOMO SOTO – Father of
Kapampangan Literature
• ERIBERTO GUMBAN – Father of Visayan Literature