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    Introduction to Philippine Literature for Grade 12 Different Literature on Colonial Periods Literary Timelines

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    Note:

    This is the collective answer of all STEM 12 students.





    Note:

    These are the emerging themes taken from the responses of Grade 12 students:

    1. Printed Matter. The word literature is derived from the latin word, litera, which means letter.
    Some loosely interpret literature as any printed matter within a book, a magazine, or a
    pamphlet. However, this definition is challenged as there are evidences which will prove that
    literature is passed on through oral means. In addition, in the advent of technology, literature
    may be shared thru other means such as podcasts and videos using streaming platforms.

    2. Story of Man. Literature can be considered as the story of man because it mirrors the ideas,
    thoughts, and emotions of man. It also reflects the ultimate realities of human existence: life,
    death, and love. Literature is human’s love, grief, thoughts, dreams, and aspirations coached in
    beautiful language.

    3. In order to know the history of a nation’s spirit, one must read literature. Hence, to
    understand the real spirit of a nation, one must “trace the little rills as they course along down
    the ages, broadening and deepening into great ocean of thought which men of the present
    source are presently exploring”.




    Note: Precolonial Literature mirrors the shared custom, tradition, and beliefs of Filipinos during
    that time.



    Note:

    1. Values, custom, tradition are some of the emerging themes of literature during the
    precolonial period.

    2. Based on Oral Tradition. Our ancestors have their own alphabet. Whatever record our
    ancestors left were either burned by the friars in the belief they were works of the devil, or
    were written on materials that easily perished (barks of tree, leaves, cave walls).

    3. Early Forms. Early forms of literature during this time include folk speech (riddle, proverbs,
    tanaga), folk tales (legend, myth, etc), folk songs, (hele, kundiman, suliranin, etc), and epics.




    Note: Translation if Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios. This is written before the author’s execution.



    Note:

    1. Classification and forms. The classification of literature during the Spanish colonial period
    include religious (which aims to spread Christianity in the Philippines) and secular (non-religious
    literature). Religious literature includes cenekulo, proverbs, panuluyan, salubong, etc. Non-
    religious literature includes balagtasan, awit, and corrido.

    2. Nationalistic. In the latter part of the Spanish Colonial period, the emerging theme of the
    literary pieces raises nationalisms and patriotism among Filipinos. The language shifted from
    Spanish to Filipino to address the masses.



    Note: Filipino authors during this time imitated American models making their works sound
    amateurish and mushy.



    Note: The American Colonial Period is further divided into two: Period of apprenticeship and
    period of emergence.



    Note: The literary pieces during this time dramatically evolved as Filipinos mastered the English
    language and familiarized themselves with varied techniques.



    Note: Japanese Colonial period may be considered as the golden era of Philippine Literature.





    Note: The flowering of Philippine literature in the various languages continue especially with
    the appearance of new publications after the Martial Law years and the resurgence of
    committed literature in the 1960s and the 1970s. Filipino writers continue to write poetry,
    short stories, novellas, novels and essays whether these are socially committed, gender/ethnic
    related or are personal in intention or not.
    Online platforms dramatically reshaped the sharing of literary pieces. Some writers
    choose to share their work thru podcasts and blogs.

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