Literary Theories Overview

• Collection of literary theories.

Literary Theories

• Theories provide a framework for understanding different types of stories.

Types of Literary Theories

• Romantisismo: Prioritizes feelings over reason and thought, commonly found in love stories.
• Realismo: Focuses on real-life situations.
• Simbolismo: Uses symbols to express emotions, objects, or ideas.
• Eksistensyalismo: Explores the personality and freedom of choice against reason.
• Klasismo: Prioritizes reason over feelings, often seen in classical stories.
• Moralistiko: Emphasizes truth, values, morals, and lessons based on principles.
• Marxismo: Analyzes culture, politics, the economy, and philosophy.
• Feminismo: Values the strength of women and promotes equal rights between women and men.
• Naturalismo: Aims to depict nature truthfully, using scientific descriptions of characters influenced by impersonal, economic, social, and environmental forces.
• Modernismo: Rejects tradition, religion, customs, and beliefs to promote change.
• Idealismo: Centers on the belief in the best possible actions and outcomes.
• Humanismo: Values the civilized aspect of humanity, shaping and refining individuals, asserting that humans are the measure of all things and are inherently free.
• Siko-analitiko: Explores life to find happiness, and maturity through awareness of hardship.
• Historikal: Accurately portrays life within a society shaped by national events, examining changes over time.
• Expresionismo: Conveys a writer's thoughts and feelings, disregarding structure.
• Surrealismo: Artistically merges reality with super-reality, encompassing fantasy and dreams.
• Impresyonismo: Based on the lasting impression in the writer's mind, which is then conveyed in their work.

Sources of Information

• Include documents, newspapers/broadcast media, announcements/advertisements, and photos/illustrations.

Dokumento

• Written materials that may be public or private, like government reports, laws, diaries, biographies, or autobiographies.

Pahayagan/Broadcast Media

• Publications with news, features, commentaries, and announcements released daily, such as broadsheets, tabloids, magazines, editorials, and news reports.

Anunsyo/Patalastas

• Advertisements in newspapers, radio, TV, posters, etc., designed to convey messages or sell products.
• Examples are TV and radio commercials, print ads, and commercial flyers.

Litrato/Larawan

• Images created through photography.

Kasaysayang Pasalita

• Records of memories, narratives, and interpretations of a person who lived through or witnessed an event, documented through oral or written means.

Panitikan/Literatura

• Artistic and cultural products reflecting the way of life of ancient peoples.

Makasaysayang Lugar

• Places or structures with historical significance due to events or as monuments to individuals or events.

Digital

• Data from the internet or digital devices, such as Facebook accounts, Twitter, email, text messages, websites, and online pages.

Panitikan

• Expresses the thoughts, feelings, experiences, aspirations, and spirit of people.

Uri ng Panitikan

• Two types of literature include prose and poetry.

Tuluyan o Prosa

• Expresses ideas and is written in paragraph form.

Patula

• Expresses emotions and is written in stanza form.

Mga Akdang Pampanitikan

• Collection of literary works include myths, anecdotes, novels, fables, parables, short stories, plays, essays, biographies, speeches, narrative poetry, songs, epics.

Alamat

• A type of literature that tells about the origins of things.

Anekdota

• Discusses strange events that happened in the lives of famous people.

Nobela o Kathambuhay

• A long story consisting of different chapters.

Pabula

• A type of fictional literature, animals are the characters.

Parabula o Talinghaga

• A short story with a lesson usually taken from the Bible.

Maikling Kwento

• A short story about an important event involving one or more characters with an impression.

Dula

• A type of literature performed in theaters.

Sanaysay

• A composition that contains the personal opinions of the author.

Talambuhay

• A form of literature that states the life story of a person taken from facts, events or information.

Talumpati

• A whole idea or opinion of a person.

Tula

• Expresses important events in life.

Awit at Korido

• There are special number or measure.
• Korido is a tale of love and adventure.

Epiko

• Discusses the heroism and conflicts of a person or people against enemies.

Dahilan ng Pag-aaral ng Panitikan

• Reasons for studying literature include to recognize Filipino culture, to learn about noble traditions, to identify literary flaws and improve them, and to enhance writing skills.

Panitikang Pilipino

• Filipino Literature- Every country has its own unique culture, each with its own national identity that is easily recognized.

Panitikang Pilipino

• It reflects the true personality, race and nation.

Panitikang Pilipino

• The key to understanding and appreciating the freedom of a nation is through literature.

Panitikang Pilipino

• It is a record of life as men and his ideas are expressed.

Panitikang Pilipino

• The overall color of life.