DIMENSIONS-OF-PHIL.-LITERATURE-3.pdf

By: Mrs. Marjorie R. Dacayanan 1.What are the different 21st Century Literature A C T IV I TY 1 : S h a re to th e c la s s w h a t y o u s e e in th e fo llo w in g p ic tu re s a n d w h a t y o u th in k d e p ic ts o f s y m b o liz e s. Processing Question 1. What is the...

By: Mrs. Marjorie R. Dacayanan 1.What are the different 21st Century Literature A C T IV I TY 1 : S h a re to th e c la s s w h a t y o u s e e in th e fo llo w in g p ic tu re s a n d w h a t y o u th in k d e p ic ts o f s y m b o liz e s. Processing Question 1. What is the significance of each in the Philippine Literature? 1. Share insights about Philippine Literature 2. Explain the different dimensions in Philippine Literary History DIMENSIONS OF PHILIPPINE LITERARY HISTORY (BEFORE 1565) Pre-Colonial Philippine society was organized around autonomous barangays led by datus. The population consisted of nobles, freemen, and dependents. Agriculture, especially rice farming, was the primary economic activity. Religion involved belief in anitos and practices like burial rituals and divination. Works of pre-colonial Philippine literature were mainly oral, including but not limited to epics, legends, songs, riddles, and proverbs. Our ancestors in pre-colonial era were pagans; hence, subjects of various forms of literature were about gods and goddesses, spiritual/mythical creatures.  Philippine folk tales, epics, poems, and chants existed in most ethnolinguistic groups and were passed from generation to generation through word of mouth. Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang) of the Ilocanos narrates the adventures of epic hero, Lam-ang. Other epics known to most Filipinos are the Ibalon of Bikol, Darangan a Muslim epic, the Kudaman of Palawan, the Alim of the Ifugao, Bant Biag ni Lam Ang  Pre-colonial literary pieces transferred in traditional narratives, speeches, and songs include Tigmo in Cebuano, Bugtong in Tagalog, patototdon in Bicol, and paktakon in Ilonggo. Baybayin (to spell) was the pre-colonial writing system in the Philippines. Some modern scripts in the Philippines descended from Baybayin. Those are Hanunó’o, Buhid, Tagbanwa, the Kapampangan script, and the Bisaya script.  Baybayin is a Philippine script. The script is an Baybayin abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. Wedding Chant in Mountain Province (1565 - 1897 ) ✔ Recreational Plays. These were mostly poetic in nature and intended to be performed during the Spanish era. Cenaculo, Carillo, Zarzuela, Moro-Moro, Balagtasan, Duplo, and Karagatan are among the examples. Type equation here. Cenaculo Carillo Zarzuela Moro Moro Balagtasan Duplo ✔ Novels. These are fictitious prose usually lengthy and complex in nature. Pedro Paterno's work entitled "Ninay" is the first novel published by a Filipino author. This was originally written in Spanish language and translated into English and Tagalog in 1907 and 1908. (1910-1945) JAPANESE PERIOD Examples: Type equation here. How has the historical context of the Philippines influenced the themes and styles of its literature from the pre-colonial period to the present day?