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).