21ST C. LIT REVIEWER WEEK 4 - JAPANESE PERIOD AND LATE 20TH CENTURY

by aryan and tantal

The Japanese Colonizers

they sought to redefine Philippine literature by strengthening the vernacular languages (dialects in the Philippines)

Bughaw Pa sa Likod ng Ulap

the protagonist, a young boy, has dreams of finishing his education but he does not know that his father has been slain by Japanese colonizers

Genoveva Edroza-Matute

who is the author of “Bughaw Pa sa Likod ng Ulap”?

America is in the Heart

a brutally frank semi-autobiography of Filipino immigrants’ plight in the United States.

Carlos Bulosan

who is the author of the novel “America is in the Heart”?

Without Seeing the Dawn

exposed uncomfortable social realities of the Japanese occupation.

Stevan Javellana

who is the author of “Without Seeing the Dawn”?

English

this language became the medium of instructions in school

NVM Gonzales

a teacher in UP and UST, a budding literary writer that inspired young fictionists in his writing classes

The Palanca Awards

they were instituted to recognize the finest writers of the country

Edilberto and Edith Tiempo

_______ and _______ established the Siliman Writers’ Workshop, based in Dumaguete, this workshop invited up-andcoming writers to refine their skills under the Tiempo couple

Virgilio Almario

also known as Rio Alma, National Artist for Literature

The Bagay Movement

writers in the Ateneo de Manila University started the _______ _________.

Carlos Angeles

he was given the first Palanca Awards for A Stun of Jewels

Fernando Poe Sr.

a UP student who acted and directed Wifrido Ma. Guerrero’s Condemned

UP and Ateneo

because of these two schools, Philippine drama was infused to life

The Metropolitan Theatre

this theatre became an avenue for directors to prove their abilities

Socio-Political Factors

factors that influenced the works of post-war writers

The Marcos Regime

they had shaped the literary texts that our writers produced

The 1987 Constitution

the _____ ___________ identified Filipino and English as the two official languages of the Philippines

Amado V. Hernandez

the National Artist for Literature who published ‘Bayang Malaya’ in 1970

Bayang Malaya

recalls the Japanese occupation through the eyes of proletariat characters

Ateneo de Manila University

this university opened a writing workshop devoted entirely to Tagalog writers

Prometheus Unbound

an anti-Marcos poem that inexplicably found its way in a magazine supporting the dictatorship

Ruben Cuevas

who is the author of “Prometheus Unbound”?

Shapes of Silence

a socio-political text published the year martial law was declared

Emmanuel S. Torres

who is the author of “Shapes of Silence”?

Philippine Free Press and Philippine Graphic

publications that were shut down during the martial law

Benigno Aquino Jr.

a poet imprisoned during the Marcos regime, was assassinated in 1983

Lovers

this recalls the Japanese occupation

Wildredo Nolledo

who is the author of “Lovers”?

Sigwa

cried foul against social injustice

Fanny Garcia, Epifano San Juan Jr., and Ricardo Lee

who are the authors of “Sigwa”? (3)

Utos ng Hari at Iba pang Kuwento

distinguished writing by adapting street slangs – the language of the abused masses

Jun Cruz Reyes

who is the author of “Utos ng Hari at Iba pang Kuwento”?

The Manila Critics Circle

The ______ ______ _____ tendered accolade upon literary texts in English, Filipino, and other local languages