Philippine Literature History
Philippine Literature History
Philippine Literature History
The word literature is derived from the Latin term litera which
means letter. It has been defined differently by various writers.
PANITIKING PILIPINO
by Atienza, Ramos, Salazar and Nazal
“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.”
Why We Need to Study Philippine
Literature
We can enumerate many reasons for studying literature.
I. PROSE
a. Novels. A long narrative divided into chapters and
events are taken from true-to-life stories.
Example:WITHOUT SEEING THE DAWN by Stevan
Javellana
e. Fables. These are also fictitious and they deal with animals
and inanimate things who speak and act like people and their
purpose is to enlighten the minds of children to events that can
mold their ways and attitudes.
II. POETRY
There are three types of poetry and these are the following:
II. POETRY
Example: CHIT-CHIRIT-CHIT