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Intro. To Literature and Eras
Intro. To Literature and Eras
Intro. To Literature and Eras
LITERATU
Presented by Sir EJ
TABLE OF CONTENT
American Colonial
1 Literature 5
Literature
6 Japanese Era
2 Forms and Genres
Literature
THIS OR THAT
21ST CENTURY LITERATURE EDITION
THIS OR THAT
THIS OR THAT
THIS OR THAT
LITERATUR
Joshu J. Mark (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
• Narrative
• Fiction
• Dramatic
• Non-fiction
• Lyric
BIOGRAPHY - PROSE (NON-FICTION)
LEGEND (PROSE-FICTION)
SONG - POETRY (LYRIC)
JOURNALS -PROSE (NON-FICTION)
LITERARY
FORMS IN
PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
PRE-
• Mostly oral traditions
COLONIAL
Salawikain
Bugtong
Folk songs
Folk Narratives
EXAMPLES
Tigmo-tigmo, Paktakon, Patototdon (Bugtong)
Hangga't makitid ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot.
Secular
Theater
Prose
FAMOUS WORKS
Ang Mahal na Pasion ni Jesu Christong Panginoon Natin na Tola
• Gaspar Aquino de Belen
Short stories
Poetry
Romance
FAMOUS WORKS
Dead Stars
• Paz Marquez Benitez
Walang Sugat
• Severino Reyes
JAPANESE
• English (banned)
Plays (translated)
FAMOUS WORKS
I Saw the Fall of the Philippines
• Carlos P. Romulo
Like the Molave
• Rafael Zulueta de Costa
How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
• Manuel E. Arguilla
His Native Soil
• Juan Laya
UNDER THE
REPUBLIC
• restrictions on academic freedom
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