21st Century Literature Lesson 3

Periods of Philippine Literature

Philippine Pre-colonial Literature

The variety and abundance of Philippine literature evolved even before the colonial period. Folk tales, epics, poems, and marathon chants existed in most ethnolinguistic groups that were passed on from generation to generation through word of mouth.

Spanish Influences on Philippine Literature

Due to the long period of colonization of the Philippines by the Spaniards, they have exerted a strong influence on our literature.

Alibata

It was the first Filipino alphabet was replaced by the Roman alphabet.

Christian Doctrine

The teaching of the \_______________________ became the basis of religious practices.

Spanish Language

It became the literary language during the Spanish colonization lent many of its words to the Filipino language.

The American Colonial Period

A new set of colonizers brought about new changes in Philippine literature

Free verse [in poetry]

The poet, and later, National Artist for Literature, Jose Garcia Billa used \____________ and espoused the dictum, 'Art for art's sake'

Comma poems

Poems use only a few words, so every word must be emphasized and must count.

Reverse consonance rhyme

The last sounded consonants of the last syllable, or the last principal consonant of a word, are reversed for the corresponding rhyme.

Jose Garces Villa

He is a National Artist for Literature, who popularized free verse, comma poems, and reverse consonance rhyme.

Angela Manalang Gloria

A woman poet used free verse and talked about illicit love in her poetry.

Philippine Literature during Japanese Period

Known as the darkest days in the history & literary tradition of the Philippines. The wartime experiences and events of the troubled times left indelible imprints to the lives of the Filipino nation.

Haiku

5-7-5 syllabic poem that usually depicts nature and the environment.

Tanaga

The filipinized version of Haiku

Philippine Literature during Martial Period

refers to several intermittent periods in Philippine history wherein an area was placed under the control of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and its predecessor bodies. Characterized by curfews, suspension of civil law, civil rights, and habeas corpus.

Revolutionary Literature

Poems and songs about freedom from the abusive Martial Law.

ASIN and Dekada '70

Examples of Revolutionary Literature.

Contemporary Literature

Characterized by lack of structure and standards. It is complicated and complex.

Mixed-media forms, performance art and installation art

Examples of art forms that was discovered during the contemporary period.

Poetry Slams

Open poetry reading contests held in literary bookstores and cafes.

Rap music

Example of performance poetry

New Formalists

Champion a return in poetry of form, rhyme, and meters (19th century themes, contemporary attitudes and images, musical language and traditional closed forms)

Multiculturalism

American literature increasingly characterized by an unprecedented interest in promotion of diversity women and people of color

Philippine Regional Literature

Refers to the recorded/unrecorded literature typical of a certain boundary or area which is a part of the entire country.