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Literature from the Latin word ? which means ? and ? which means ?
litera (letter), literature (to write)
Mirror of life
Literature
most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and in some instances, journalism, and song
Literature
is an important part of literature
History
one of the themes in literature since it has become a part of our daily life
Technology
TWO DIVISIONS OF LITERATURE
PROSE, POETRY
TWO KINDS OF LITERATURE
FICTIONAL, NON-FICTIONAL
Imaginary composed writing or work of art meant to provide information, education, and entertainment to the reader
FICTIONAL
Based on the writer’s imagination rather than reality (e.g., short stories, novels, songs, oral literature, plays, and poems)
FICTIONAL
e.g., short stories, novels, songs, oral literature, plays, and poems
FICTIONAL
Factual writing or written work that gives facts that can be proved as it provides real places, events, characters, times, or reality rather than imaginary things
NON-FICTIONAL
e.g., essays, journals, diaries, autobiographies, biographies, magazines, and newspapers
NON-FICTIONAL
IMPORTANCE AND AIMS OF LITERATURE
To instruct and inform, to entertain, to express personal joy and pain, to reflect religious devotion, to glorify heroes, to advocate a particular point of view about political, economical, social issues, etc.
5 PERIODS OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520), SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898), AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD (1898-1940), JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD (1941-1945), POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Includes all literature produced before the Spanish colonization, such as chants, proverbs, songs, and folk narratives
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Depicts the people’s livelihood, customs, and traditions
PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE (before 1520)
Used in witchcraft or enchantment
CHANT (BULONG)
Narratives believed to have taken place within human history
LEGENDS
Stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and humor
FOLK TALES
Long narrative poems about heroic achievements
EPICS
Features animal characters or inanimate objects that behave like people
FABLE
Spanish conquistadors replaced the Alibata (first Filipino alphabet) with the Roman alphabet
SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898)
Religious themes dominated literature due to the conversion of Filipinos to Christianity
SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD (1521-1898)