21ST CENTURY L1

LITERATURE

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

LITERATURE

• written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

• helps to understand human nature. • provides entertainment and pleasure.

CHARACTERISTICS • it narrates a story

• it expresses feelings, thoughts, and ideas based on imagination or real-life experiences

• it delivers significant information across time, places, cultures, and languages.

LITERATURE IN THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE

LITERATURE: FILIPINO • before the advent of the Spaniards was predominantly a reflection of the indigenous culture and traditions of the land.

• people used knives for inscribing the ancient Tagalog script.

BAYBAYIN

• is one of the precolonial writing systems used by early Filipinos.

• The term “baybayin” comes from the Tagalog root word baybay, which means “to spell.”

BAYBAYIN

• the script was incorrectly referred to as “alibata,” based on the arrangement of another alphabet system – Arabic, in which the first letters are called alif, ba, and ta.

PHILIPPINE

LITERATURE: ENGLISH

• Can be traced back to early 1900s where the advent of missionaries and English educators led to the

establishing of English newspapers and magazines which were short-lived.

PHILIPPINE

LITERATURE: ENGLISH

• founding of the magazines Philippines Herald and Manila Tribune. Which helped introduce authors like Loreto Paras, Jose Garcia Villa, and Casiano Calalang to the reading public.

PHILIPPINE

LITERATURE: PRESENT

• Philippine literature reflects national issues through political prose, essay writing, and novels.

What are some examples of Philippines

literature during the present?

PHILIPPINE

LITERATURE: PRESENT

DIMENSIONS OF PHILIPPINE LITERARY HISTORY

Geography

Language

Ethnicity

GEOGRAPHY

• It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environment

• Location of where the literary text is located.

LANGUAGE

A system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by which individuals express

themselves

What is Ethnicity?

ETHNICITY

Equality or fact of

belonging to a popular group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural

background or descent.

ETHNICITY

ORAL & WRITTEN LITERATURE

ORAL LITERATURE

Oral literature is expressed in sayings and narrations, stories, lyrical texts, ballads and songs that is passed down from one generation to

another through recited or sung

narratives Then later on it

transformed to a written form

WRITTEN LITERATURE

• The products of written

literature are called literary

text

• It is considered to be an art form, especially novels,

plays, poems and other

forms of creative expression

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN THE

PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD

ORAL LORE

a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art and ideas and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted from one generation to another through word of mouth

This includes folklore, ballads, chants, prose, verses

What is a Riddle?

RIDDLES (BUGTONG BUGTONG)

• a form of guessing game that has been a part of the folklore of most cultures from ancient times • A riddle is a statement, question or phrase that has a double meaning

• It has a puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed

RIDDLE: FILIPINO ANSWER: LAMESA

RIDDLE: ENGLISH

I have many keys but I can’t open any door. What Am I?

RIDDLE: ENGLISH ANSWER: PIANO

PROVERBS

(SALAWIKAIN)

Proverbs are colorful expressions. They are short sayings that expresses truth about life or offers advices.

Ex._{•Birds of a} feather flocks together

people who are alike attract each other

PROVERBS: FILIPINO Ex.

• May pakpak ang balita, may tainga ang lupa.

• Ang naglalakad nang matulin, pag natinik ay malalim.

News travel fast, and nothing you do is ever a secret

A person who makes

decisions on a whim tend to make bigger mistakes, that can hurt themselves

PROVERBS: ENGLISH Ex.

• The early bird catches the worm

• Don’t judge the book by its cover

Those who get things done sooner will reap rewards

Don’t judge someone or something by appearance alone

CHANTS (BULONG)

Typically used for either witchcraft or rituals in most places to pray for bountiful harvest and safety.

CHANTS (BULONG)

• Tabi-tabi po.

Asking for permission to pass by.

• Huwag mananakit nang di ka rin mamilipit. Warning those who wishes to inflict harm.

How does oral literature reflect the values and beliefs of Filipinos?

FOLK SONGS

A short poem or story set to music with a melody and vocals. Songs from different places and ethnic shape their culture and individuality.

FOLK SONG: ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING

Myth
- A myth is a classic or legendary story that usually focuses on a particular hero or event, and explains mysteries of nature, existence, or the universe with no true basis in fact.

Myth - Maria MaKiling (known as Dayang Masalanta who was invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes.)
Myth - Bakunawa (It is believed to be the cause of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind.)

Epic
- These are long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements of event, typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces. Epic - Biag ni Lam-ang (The brave and mighty Lam-ang

FOLK SONG:

LERON LERON SINTA

What are the challenges inpreserving the rich oral literature in the

Philippines?

MYTH

A myth is a classic or legendary story that usually focuses on a particular hero or event, and explains mysteries of nature, existence, or the universe with no true basis in fact.

MYTH: MARIA MAKILING

known as Dayang Masalanta who was invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes.

MYTH: BAKUNAWA

It is believed to be the cause of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind.

EPIC

These are long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements of event, typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces

EPIC: BIAG NI LAM -ANGThe brave and mighty Lam-ang.

What will happen if thesefolk speech are not preserved?

ASSESSMENT

Instruction: Compare and Contrast the level of identity that the oral literature have before the emergence of advanced technology up to the current times.

ASSIGNMENT

Familiarize the various Regions in the Philippines and research on their famous literary creations

As an Ignacian-Marian student, how do you promote the preservationof oral literature?

Do you have questions or clarifications?