The document summarizes 7 Filipino National Artists in Literature including Amado V. Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose. It provides brief biographies of each artist and highlights some of their notable literary works. National Artists in Literature are chosen based on criteria including pioneering a unique creative style that inspires others and displaying consistent excellence in their body of work.
The document summarizes 7 Filipino National Artists in Literature including Amado V. Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose. It provides brief biographies of each artist and highlights some of their notable literary works. National Artists in Literature are chosen based on criteria including pioneering a unique creative style that inspires others and displaying consistent excellence in their body of work.
The document summarizes 7 Filipino National Artists in Literature including Amado V. Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose. It provides brief biographies of each artist and highlights some of their notable literary works. National Artists in Literature are chosen based on criteria including pioneering a unique creative style that inspires others and displaying consistent excellence in their body of work.
The document summarizes 7 Filipino National Artists in Literature including Amado V. Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos P. Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose. It provides brief biographies of each artist and highlights some of their notable literary works. National Artists in Literature are chosen based on criteria including pioneering a unique creative style that inspires others and displaying consistent excellence in their body of work.
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Philippine National Artists in
Literature Learning Objectives
To be able to recognize who the
Filipino national artists in literature are
To become familiar with some of
these national artists’ body of literary works Key Understanding Get to know the Filipino National Artists in Literature including some of their literary works. Key Question How are Filipino National Artists in Literature chosen? Are there a set of criteria or qualifications that they have to meet? What Is a Filipino National Artist in Literature? The form and content of their writings created a sense of nationhood or instilled nationalism Pioneered a unique style of creative expression in the literary arts that inspired younger generations of writers Displayed consistent excellence in the quality of their works Gained recognitions and awards from prestigious national or international Who Selects the Filipino National Artist in Literature? Panel of literary experts Commissioners of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Board of Governors of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) President of the Republic of the Philippines National Artists of the Philippines in Literature
1. Amado V. Hernandez (1973)
He was born in Hagonoy, Bulacan but grew up in Tondo, Manila. His poems and novels written purely in the Filipino mother tongue tackle the issues of the poor and the working class. National Artists of the Philippines in Literature
Also a Manileño, from Malate’s Singalong St., he was known here and abroad as the “master of the comma poem”, a unique style he created. Literary Reflections First, A Poem Must Be Magical by Jose Garcia On the left is an Villa excerpt of verses First, a poem must be from one example of magical, Jose Garcia Villa’s Then musical as a comma poem. seagull. What can you say about how he uses It must be a brightness commas to moving emphasize and And hold secret a bird’s separate ideas ? flowering Is his poem more It must be slender as a prose or still a lyrical bell, one or both? National Artists of the Philippines in Literature 3. Nick Joaquin (1976) This versatile Filipino from San Juan was a journalist, poet, novelist, historian, playwright, scriptwriter, and biographer. But it Image Credit: https://www.google.com.ph/search? q=nick+joaquin&biw=1015&bih=503&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CA YQ_AUoAWoVChMI3qar9YPsyAIVSBimCh33nQZP#tbm=isch&q=nick+joaquin+works &imgdii=0i5DDeEGEv1j2M%3A%3B0i5DDeEGEv1j2M%3A%3Bd7iRjN9Ja-5TkM %3A&imgrc=0i5DDeEGEv1j2M%3A was his mystery- and suspense- filled novels that became National Artists of the Philippines in Literature 4. Carlos P. Romulo (1982) This diminutive (only 4’ 11” in height) son of Camiling, Tarlac was a WW2 soldier, UN diplomat, and foreign affairs secretary to eight presidents. He wrote 18 books mostly memoirs about him, Douglas McArthur, Pres. Quezon, and Image Credit: http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1332743621l/13561171.jpg especially the Russian Andre Vishinky who he silenced with this quote in a UN Assembly: “It is the duty of the little Davids of this world to fling the pebbles of truth in the National Artists of the Philippines in Literature 5. NVM Gonzales (1997) A native of Romblon island, he was a poet, an essayist, a novelist, and a teacher who depicted with his pen the Filipino spirit in rural and urban settings. Besides the book featured on the left, his other works Image Credit: http://www.mgbertulfo.com/wp- also focus on nature like content/uploads/2010/05/NVM-Gonzalez-Loam2.jpg The Bamboo Dancers, The Winds of April, Seven Hills Away, and Work in the Mountains. National Artists of the Philippines in Literature 6. Edith Tiempo (1999) The only female awardee who hails from Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya is a poet, novelist, literary critic, and teacher. Her masterpieces are famous for her use of Image Credit: http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1314371662l/12439096.jpg vivid metaphors and vibrant description that are fluid and not burdened with trite National Artists of the Philippines in Literature 7. F. Sionil Jose (2001) A native of Rosales, Pangasinan, he often gleans local legends and epics from his hometown as well as from the Ilocos region to include in his short stories and novels. His works are also Image Credit: http://booklikes.com/photo/max/100/150/upload/books/71/51/69a745f7cdd consistent in depicting 90a9315df795a023baab7.jpg the themes of class struggle, colonialism, social justice, and national sovereignty.