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    The document summarizes different forms of literature that flourished in the Philippines during the American colonial period from 1898 to 1940. Several genres developed such as poetry, sarswela (musical plays), short stories, novels, and essays. Notable works included Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas and Tanikalang Ginto. Writers expressed their nationalism and desire for independence through their works. The establishment of English education also exposed Filipinos to American styles of writing.

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    Different

    Forms of
    Literature in
    American
    Colonial
    (1898-1940)
    HISTORICAL
    BACKGROUN
    D  The Filipino Revolutionists won against the Spaniards
    who colonized for more than 300 years.
     raised the Philippine flag as a symbol of our
    independence.
     Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was selected the first president
    of the Philippine Republic but this was short lived.
    The Philippine-American war resulted in the
    defeat of Gen. Miguel Malvar in 1903
    Many Filipino started writing again and the
    nationalism of the people remain undaunted.
    Filipino writers went into all forms of literature
    like news reporting, poetry, stories, plays,
    essays, and novels.
    Their writings clearly depicted their love of
    country and their longings for independence.
    • The literary genres that flourished
    during the American Period were
    poetry, sarswela, short story, and the
    novel. Poetry was written in the three
    languages - Filipino, Spanish,
    English, and in the different dialects.
    BALAGTASAN
     named after Francisco F. Balagtas,
    is a debate in verse, a poetical joust
    done almost spontaneously between
    protagonists who debate over the
    pros and the cons of a certain issue.
    Short stories of early Filipino fictionists
    are marked with American style. This all
    changed with the founding of the U. P.
    Writers Club in 1926 whose aim was to
    enhance and propagate the “language
    of Shakespeare”.
    Dead Stars (1925)
     Dead Stars is a short story by Paz
    Marquez Benitez, written in 1925.
     The story is basically a compilation
    of the circumstances that every man
    has to go through in life.
    With the printing industry in the hands of patriotic
    investors, the printing press was used to block the
    American culture from entering the Philippine
    lifestyle. Newspapers in our different dialects
    flourished all over the archipelago. With some
    newspapers having a space for literary pieces, writers
    were given the chance to show and prove the true
    talent of the Filipinos.
    El Nuevo Dia
     Don Sergio Osmeña’s rise to
    national fame started with him
    being a journalist. His career
    as a journalist began on April
    16, 1900 with the maiden
    appearance of the El Nuevo
    Dia, the first daily newspaper
    in Cebu.

     was used as a tool to stop and


    abort Filipino uprising against
    the new colonizers.
    El Grito Del Pueblo
    El Grito Del Pueblo is a
    radical nationalist
    newspaper advocates
    independence under the
    protection of the United
    States.
    WRITTEN WORKS,
    INCLUDED HERE WERE
    THE FOLLOWING:
    • Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas (Yesterday, Today and
    Tomorrow) by Aurelio Tolentino

    • Tanikalang Ginto of Juan Abad


    Kahapon, Ngayon
    at Bukas
    Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas are
    based on the history of the
    Philippines. It shows the
    importance of achieving
    independence. It also shows the
    Filipinos who betrayed and are
    ready to fight fellow Filipinos
    because of money.
    Tanikalang
    Ginto
    This topic is dedicated to Nationalism.
    It refers to freedom and love. My
    attention is focused on the line "Sa
    liwanag ay nalilito sa kung ano ang
    gagawin pakakasalan ang nag-iisang
    mahal na si K'ulayaw o ang
    pagtanaw ng utang loob sa kaniyang
    amain na si Maimbot”.
    Opening of Public
    Schools
     Education of became a very important issue for
    the united states colonial government, since it
    allowed it to spread their cultural values,
    particularly the English language, to the Filipino
    people.
     By 1901, public education was institutionalized
    in the Philippines with English serving the
    medium of instruction.
    • Early Literary works in English showed
    styles of which is American. It can also
    be seen that writers who just started
    learning English cannot fully showcase
    their talent because of the lack of
    mastery of the language.

    • At the dawn of 20th century, American


    culture began to establish its form grip
    on the Filipino identity. They brought
    another ground breaking cultural
    milestone, the English language.

    • The Philippine writers appreciated the


    new styles and genres of writing that
    they brought.
     Essay genre flourished on this period too.
    Just as he was the pioneer in fiction,
    Zoilo Galang broke new ground with
    essays as well.

     In 1921, he published “Life and


    Success”, the first Philippine book of
    essays in English.
    THANK YOU
    FOR
    LISTENING!

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