Lesson 1: Intro to Literature & Pre-Colonial Period (PDF)

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School 21 Century Literature from the st Philippines and the World  What is LITERATUR E?  According to Oxford English Literature Dictionary… It’s literally an “acquaintance with letters” (from the Latin word littera meaning letter) Lite...

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School 21 Century Literature from the st Philippines and the World  What is LITERATUR E?  According to Oxford English Literature Dictionary… It’s literally an “acquaintance with letters” (from the Latin word littera meaning letter) Literature According to Oxford English Dictionary… A collection of texts or works of art  Literature According to Oxford English Dictionary… The class of writing in which imaginative expressions, aesthetic form, universality of ideas, and permanence are characteristic features, as fiction, poetry, and drama; Literature According to Oxford English Dictionary… It may also mean any printed material. Literature Literature is “a performance in words” -Robert Frost  Literature “Literature consists of writing which interpret the meanings of nature and life, in words of charm and power, touched with the personality of the author in artistic forms of permanent interest” Literature “Literature is life which presents human experience” -Arsenia Tan of University of Santo Tomas,  Let us ponder on this! “The history of a nation can be learned in its constitution its laws, and its political statements. But to know the history of a nation’s spirit, you must read its literature.” - (Croghan, 1997) Objectives: At the end of the class, students are able to: A.discuss the meaning and importance of literature; B.identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history during the pre- colonial period; and C.Construct Filipino words using Baybayin Are you ready?  Do you know that Philippines has a very colorful history of literature? In fact, it has six major periods.  Pre- Colonial Period SPANISH COLONIZATIO N PERIOD NATIONALISTIC / PROPAGAN DA AND REVOLUTIONARY PERIO D AMERICAN COLONIAL PERIOD  JAPANESE OCCUPATION CONTEMPORARY/ MODERN PERIOD WELCOME TO THE PRE- COLONIAL PERIOD LET’S TRY: PARALUMA N