21st Century Literature of the

Philippines And the World

By: ERNEST P.
What do you know about Philippine
Literature?

What are the essential elements of the

literary pieces under different periods of
literature?
 Periods of Philippine
Literature
Pre-Spanish Period Spanish Period

Period of Enlightenment American Regime

Japanese Period Philippine Literature in English

Rebirth of Freedom Period of Activism

Period of New Society Period of Third Republic

Post Edsa 1 Revolution 21st Century Period

 PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
Literature was principally oral in as much as
writing was not yet invented and more ofthe
works were concise poetic.
 Pre-Spanish Period

This was used in witchcraft or

CHANT (BULONG) enchantment especially in remote
places in the Visayas.

These are genres of folklore that consists

of a narrative featuring human actions
LEGENDS perceived or believed both by teller and
listeners to have taken place within
human history.
PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
Kantahing bayan (Folk song)
Bugtong (Riddles)
Salawikain (Proverbs) Dalit (Religious Song)
Kasabihan (Saying) Kundiman (Love Song)
Oyayi (Lullaby) Dipayanin (Drinking
Soliranin (Boat Song) Hibais (Travel Song)
Kumintang (War Song) Bung-aw (Funeral Song)
Diona (Wedding Bansal (Courting Song)
Song)
With the passage of time Oral Literature becomes
Lengthy and this long forms Was the epic such as:

Biag ni Lam-ang (Ilocanos) Bantugan (Muslims)

Alim and Hudhud (Ifugaos) Indarapatra and
Kumintang (Tagalog) Sulayman
Ibalon (Bicolanos) (Maguindanao)
Maragtas and Hinilawod
Tatuaang (Bagobos)
(Visayas) Hari sa Bukid
(Hiligaynon) Dagoy and Sudsud
(Tagbanuas)
Prose and Works
Alamat (Legends)
Myth (Mito)
Kwentong bayan (folk tales)
Pabula (Fables)
Parabola (Parables)
The oral works are able to translate in Written Work
through The use of SYLLABARY called ALIBATA
SPANISH PERIOD (1521-1871)
❑Ferdinand Magellan is the one who
Discovered Philippines
❑The mission of Spanish Friars
is to spread the CHRISTIANITY
 PSEUDONYMS
RIZAL- Dimas Alang and Laong Laan
DEL PILAR- Plaridel
JAENA- Diego Laura
JOSE MA. PANGANIBAN- Jomapa
AMERICAN PERIOD
(1898-1944
 AMERICAN PERIOD
❑American defeated Spaniards in Spanish-American
War which resulted in TREATY OF PARIS
❑Introduced the public school system in
the Philippines and English Language
AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-
1944)
 JAPANESE PERIOD
⮚The invaders saw to it that
Filipino movements be limited
⮚The writers stop wielding pens
and started wielding guns
⮚They introduce Nippongo and their
literary arts and forms
JAPANESE PERIOD
 HAIKU
-Short descriptive poem about
nature
-Consisting 17 syllables
-5 syllables in the first line
-7 syllables in the second line
-5 syllables in the third line
 Example of Haiku

Life is a blessing
A wonderful gift from Him
Nothing is missing
 MARTIAL LAW BY MARCOS

-September 21, 1972

-the freedom ofthe press was curtailed in much
the same way as the other freedoms (speech,
assembly) were suppressed.
January 1, 1981
-after lifting of martial law
EDSA REVOLUTION
-the climax and most intense protest,

Reform the Army Movement (RAM)

-Marcos loyalist soldiers
Activity 1. Who’s Who?
Direction: Identify the author of the following literary pieces
written by the Ilustrados. Write the letter of your correct answer.