2 1 S T C E N T U RY L I T E R AT U R E

FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND

THE WORLD

Understand literary meanings in context and the use of

critical reading strategies
EN12Lit-iih-36
SOUTH ASIA LITERATURE

 ( THE POST COLONIAL TURN)

READING STRATEGIES
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The students will be able to :
Understand the literary meanings in context and the use of
critical reading strategies.
Appreciate the role of India in developing new context of
reading.
Respond critically to the poem and consequently articulate this
response through a performance of poetry interpretation.
Trackback:
RAMAYANA in the Philippines.
“ Dalawang Awit mula sa Rama
Hari”
LUMBERA’S DALAWANG AWIT MULA SA HARI
“ TWO SONGS FROM RAMA THE KING”
Comes from Valmikis RAMAYANA , INDIA’S ANCIENT
SANSKIT EPIC.
Ramayana – a narrative that has been in aid and instrument for
some political groups to advance their agenda and political career
as the story of Rama and Sita romanticizes the national politics and
seduce the public to follow the dramatic flair of their politics.
Religious and political causes
RAMAYANA – CAMBODIA , BURMA , LAOS , and
THAILAND, PHILIPPPINES – Juan FRANCISCO – notable
Indologist attempete to trace the Indian connections
One of the influence in our country is the RAMAYANA own
version of the Philippines “ MAHARADIA LAWANA”
DARANGEN is a prose tale in Maranaw which talks about the
episodes in the abduction and recovery of Sita as told in RAMA
epic, and MAHARADIA LAWANA is the part that extensively
revises the story of RAMA , migration of other traders from
Borneo , Malaysia and other South east Asian countries.
 What are the reading strategies?
 What is an AWIT?

National Artist for literature Bienvinido Lumbrera

Description
The awit is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of 12-syllable
quatrains. It follows the pattern of rhyming stanzas established in
the Philippine epic Pasyon. It is similar in form to the corrido. One
influential work in the awit form is Florante at Laura, an 1838
narrative poem by Francisco Balagtas.
Bienvenido Lumbera is a Filipino
poet, critic and dramatist. He is a 
National Artist of the Philippines and a
recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
 for Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communications. He won numerous
literary awards, including the National
Book Awards from the National Book
Foundation, and the Carlos Palanca
Memorial Awards
AWIT NG PAGSINTA Tumatagos sa kaluluwa
Tinging bumigkas sa dalawa Ang pansamanlatay naging walang
Nang di sinasadyang makita , hangga .

Pinag buhol, Pinag-isa

Mga pusong noo’y magkaiba. Bango ng tsampaka
Awit ng pagsinta,

Init ng hininga Nalimbag sa alaala. Ingatan mo sana

Darang sa pandama At nang magkabunga

 M A G B A L I K K A N A M A H A L

Lilim nitoy langit

Bawat patak man Na aking tanggulan.
Ng ulang masinsin Pag ito’y natiklop, Lalantahin ang araw,
Ay lalagyan ng talim, Lulunurin ng unos
Ako ay sasayi, Ang marupok kong buhay.
Di ko iindahin
Ang ulos at iwa Aking hinihintay
Ng mumunting patalim. Ang ioyong pasabing
Nagbalik kana mahal.
Ang iyong kalinga’y
Kanlungang matibay.
questions in page 215-216
 DISCUSS BY GROUP

 How is nature important in imagining love for Filipinos and

Asians in general?
Why does the rain effectively express feelings of intense defeat,
pain, or suffering?
Is Rama the king different from the fairytale Prince Charming?
Activity: Poem interpretation. Find
poem that are from contemporary
Indian Literature in English .
Perform your interpretation of poem
with a new context as a song
interpretation in the class.
Define the terms below:
Context
Awit
Reading strategy
Indian Literature
 MAKE AN ESSAY. IF YOU
WERE TO EXPERIENCE
THE SAME FATE AS
SITA , WHAT METAPHORS
WOULD YOU USE TO
EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS
OF LONGING AND LOSS
FOR YOUR RAMA?