LESSON 1: GRAPHIC, LINGUISTIC, AND ETHIC DIMENSIONS OF PHILIPPINE LITERARY HISTORY Flashcards
(33 cards)
WHAT IS LITERATURE?
From the latin word “LITERA” which means letter.
- _______expresses the feelings of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen, and to his Divine Creator. (Brother Azurin).
- ______is anything that is as long as it is and feelings of the people, whether it is true, or just a product of one’s imagination.
Literature
written by Atienza,
Ramos, Salazar and Nazal, it says that “true literature is a piece of written work which is undying. It expresses the feelings and emotions of people in response to his everyday efforts to live, to be happy in his environment and, after struggles, to reach his Creator.”
Panitikang Pilipino
Ancient Filipino literature started with
Fables and legends
Main themes of Philippine Literature
Precolonial Traditions and socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions.
LITERARY HISTORY/EVOLUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES
- Pre-Colonial
- Spanish Colonial
- American Colonial
- Japanese
- Contemporary
The evolution of Philippine literature depended on the influences of colonization and the spirit of the age.
Pre colonial
The first Filipino alphabet called _____ was replaced by the Roman alphabet.
Alibata
was based on traditions and customs of a particular area of the country.
Indigenous Philippine literature
Philippines is an archipelago country, consisting several islands, (_____ islands to be exact), and each of those islands has its specifications of cultures and traditions, bearing different set of native literature.
7,107
were written on the perishable materials like dried leaves, bamboo cylinder, and bark of the trees.
Ancient literatures
Literatures were handed down to us through the ______.
Word of the Mouth
2 literary forms during the pre-colonial period:
- WRITTEN LITERATURES
- ORAL LITERATURES
A pre colonial writtern literature. These are effective ways to inculcate the ability of logical thinking of a child.
Riddles or bugtong
It reflects the hidden meaning through the good lines. It provides good values. Written pre colonial literature
Epigrams or salawikain
It is used in witchcraft and enchantment.
Chant
is a traditional poetry of Hanunoo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro which teaches lesson about life. It is recited by parents to educate their children by the youth expressing their love, by the old to impart experiences, or by the community in tribal ceremony.
Ambahan
This is a Filipino form of debate done in verse. The term is derived from the surname of Francisco Balagtas the author of Filipino epic Florante at Laura.
Balagtasan
Sixteenth Century was the start of the deprivation of the indigenous Philippine literature. Spanish colonial government finally got in the scene. They were able to manipulate literature by monopolizing it under the religious orders. Literature evolves mainly on the themes of Spanish/ European culture and of course, the Roman Catholic religion.
The Spanish Colonial Period (1565-1863)
Literary influences during Spanish colonization;
•Christian Doctrine or Doctrina Christiana
•Libro de la Lengua Tagala
•Pasyon
was the first book ever printed in the Philippines in 1593 by the Dominican press.
Christian Doctrine or Doctrina Christiana
by Fernando Bagongbanta .Tagalog translations to the Spanish lines, still the superiority of the Spanish language.
Libero De Lengua Tagala
influenced by the Spanish contexts of Christianity, at least they embodied several Filipino sentiments and values (the feeling of Filipino mother towards a suffering son).
Pasyon
Filipino writers in spanish became conscious for the search for freedom:
• Pasyon Dapat Ipag-alab ng Puso by Marcelo H. del Pilar
• Pascual Poblete’s Patnubay sa Binyagan
• Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• Awit and Corrido
• Komedya. Francisco Baltazar’s
