Philippine Literature Historical Timeline PDF

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Historical Timeline  Learning OBJECTIVE Develop critical literacy skills by identifying major literary periods, understanding their historical contexts and influences, and analysing the dominant literary styles, genres, and thematic...

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Historical Timeline  Learning OBJECTIVE Develop critical literacy skills by identifying major literary periods, understanding their historical contexts and influences, and analysing the dominant literary styles, genres, and thematic concerns of each period.  What are LITERATURE ? It is from the Latin word "littera" which means "a letter of the alphabet" Traditionally defined as body of written works associated to imaginative and creative works of poetry and prose and can be classified according to variety of systems such as language, national origin, historical period, genre and subject matter.  Literature can either be in oral or written form. The products of written literature are called literary text. A text can be considered literary if it has the elements of psychological characterization and chronology and uses literary devices such as metaphor and symbolism.  Characteristics of Literary Text 1.It narrates a story; 2.it expresses feelings, thoughts, and ideas which can either be based from the imagination or real life experiences of the author or other people, and; 3.it delivers significant information and crosses boundaries of time, places, cultures and languages.  Literary structure refers to the organizational method used in literature in which the most common type is the narrative. Literary structure is not only limited to content and form but this may also refer to "the general features or characteristic of genre, style, a specific literary trend, literature as an art form, and finally, art as a whole" (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia). Literary structure may involve arrangement of various elements according to purpose, style, and genre to effectively convey the intended meaning for the audience. (Murphy (n.d.)  GENRE It refers to the forms of It is defined inliterature. the curriculum guide as something that “may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. Defined by the general cultural movement of the historical period in which they were composed.  Major LITERATU Forms of 1. POETRY RE -Usually written in lines and is 2. PROSE - Applies a natural flow of characterized by having the speech and grammatical element of rhythm, sound, structures which are mainly imagery, and form. Its main consisting of complete purpose is to express feelings, sentences arranged logically thoughts, and ideas. and sequentially in a paragraph form.  TYPES OF POETRY: a. Narrative Poetry. This poetry tells a story and has the elements of a narrative such as characters, setting, conflict, etc. b. Dramatic Poetry. This is an emotionally appealing drama written in verse that tells a story and is intended to be recited or sung in front of the audience by a character speaking in poetry. c. Lyric Poetry. It is the most common type of poetry that focuses on  TYPES OF PROSE: a. Fiction. This serves as a product of the writer's wild imagination and creative thinking where the characters react to the conflict and various issues central to the main idea of a literary work. Its three types are: short story, novel, and novella. b. Non-fiction. These are stories inspired by real events where the writers aim to present, interpret, or describe experiences based on facts. Some Examples of Major Forms of Literature  literary element It refers “to particular identifiable characteristics of a whole text. They are not “used,” per se, by authors; they represent the elements of storytelling which are common to all literary and narrative forms. For example, every story has a theme, a setting, a conflict, and has a particular point-of-view, etc. In order to be discussed legitimately as part of a textual analysis, literary elements must be specifically identified for that particular text.” THANK YOU !