Philippine literature: Revisiting the glorious Era

The period of emergence

Before the war and the Japanese occupation

Philippine Literature

A product, a reflection of and reaction to the period, place and people who produced it.

Sinakulo

A stage play on the passion and death of Christ

Riddles

Gives an enigma or puzzle

The United States Colonial Rule

Literature (in three languages) flourished

Mimetic dances

Often accompanied these songs and rituals and were the precursor of the drama form.

Duplo and Karagatan

Other literary types

The nationalistic period

The last if the 19th century saw a new breed of writers. If the religion was the thematic focus during the Spanish Era, a strong feeling of nationalism was the main agenda during of this loterary period.

The Spanish Regime

The literary scene during this era was focused on religious themes due to the Christianization of the Philippines by the Spaniards.

Pre-colonial period

The longest period in philippine literature. Much of it is oral.

Florante at Laura

The most famous awit

folk epic

The most significant and the longest form of pre-colonial poetry was the folk epic.

The Japanese occupation

This literary period broke away from tradition especially among the tagalog poets.

Awit and Korido

Two popular narrative poems.

The Contemporary Period

Upheavals in Nation's history. Assassination of Ninoy Aquino.

Songs

Were also very much part of pre-colonial literature and the people's daily life.

Ladinos

Who writes poems in Spanish and Tagalog and were well versed in both languages.

Proverbs

Wise saying or "salawikain"

Doctrina Christiana

the first published book (1593).