21st Century

(1) 3 Points in Literature

Literature Portrays human experience

(2) 3 Points in Literature

Authors interpret these human experiences

(3) 3 Points in Literature

It is an Art form and a style of Expression

Pre-Colonial Literature BC-1564

All literature produced before the Spanish Colonization.

All passed down by word of mouth.

Folktale

• Tagalog Literature

• Flourished greatly during the Japanese occupation when the English language was strictly banned.

• WHY THE PIÑA HAS A HUNDRED EYES

Fable

• This features animal character or inanimate objects that behave like people.

• Pagong at Matching

Legends

• Stories about real people who are infamous for doing something brave or extraordinary

• Legends of Fireflies

Epic

• Narrative poem celebrates the adventures and achievements of a hero.

• Ang paglaban sa dambuhala

Myths

• Traditional stories occurring in a timeless past.

• Involve supernatural elements and are beyond the frontiers of logic.

• Si Malakas at Maganda

Proverbs

• Express norms or codes of behavior, community beliefs

• Instill values by offering nuggets of wisdom in sort, rhyming verse.

— "If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread"

Folk Song

• form of folk lyrics which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people's lifestyles as well their loves.

— ili-ili tulog Anay

Riddles

Made up of one or more measured lines with rhymes and may consist of 4 to 12 syllables.

Involves reference to one or two images that symbolize the characteristics of an unknown object that is to be guessed.

• Buto’t balat lumilipad

Contemporary (21st Century) 1960–Present

Freedom of the Press

~ Socially Committed

~ Gender/Ethnic

~ Personal Intention or Not

Japanese (1941–1945)

Fiction Prevailed Over Poetry

~ Poetry

~ Fiction

~ Drama

~ Essay

~ Newspaper

American (1900–1942)

Filipino Imitated English

~ Poetry

~ Drama

~ Remake Novels

Spanish (1565–1863)

Spanish For Communication

~ Religious Literature

~ Secular (Non-Religious) Literature.

~ Propaganda Literature

Pre-Colonial (Early times–1564)

Longest Era

~ Oral Literature

~ Folk Songs

~ Folk tales

~ Epics

Literature

Any written, spoken, or sung work that uses language creatively or meaningfully

Express ideas, emotions, and thoughts of the author.

Senakulo

Bible and Religion

First created/official newspaper

La solidaridad by Graciano Lopez-Jaena

Identity

• Most common theme - fast-pacing intersection of cultures and philosophies

• Gender - Age-group - Social status

History & Memory

• Notion of multiciplicities of truth - history if filtered through human perspective and experience

• Beginning - Cause n Effect - Depiction

Technology

• What it could potentially help people - how it would be use for humanity

• Future - Utopin - Integration

Intertexuality

• Frequent authors rework earlier texts - blending genres, styles, or history works in to new form

• Textual Relationship - Making Meaning - Derivations