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2. LITERATURE
“Litera” – Latin word which literally means an
“acquaintance with letters”
Webster defines literature as anything that is
printed, as long as it is related to the ideas and
feelings of people, whether it is true, or just a
product of one’s imagination

3. LITERATURE
 a product of particular culture that
concretizes man’s array of values, emotions,
actions and ideas. It is therefore a creation of
human experiences that tells about people
and their world.

4. LITERATURE
 The best way to understand human nature
fully and to know a nation completely is to
study literature (Garcia, et al, 1993 cited in Gutierrez-Ang 2012)
Literature is a faithful production of life …. In
a sense is a product and a commentary of life
process.
Literature illuminates life.

5. Why Read Literature
• For information,
• for amusement,
• for higher and keener
pleasure,
• for cultural upliftment,
• for discovery of broader
dimensions in life
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6. What is Philippine Literature ?
 A product, a reflection of and a
reaction to the period, place and people
who produced it.(Balabar, et al 1989)
 A body of works, both oral and written, that
Filipinos whether native, naturalized, or
foreign born, have created about the
experience of people living in or relating to
Philippine Society. (Gutierrez-Ang, 2012)
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7. Why STUDY Philippine Literature
• To appreciate literary heritage
• To realize our literary limitations conditioned
by certain historical factors so we can take
steps to overcome them
• To understand that we have a great d noble
tradition which can serve as means to
assimilate other cultures
• To show that Filipinos manifest deep concern
for their own literature.
» Gutierrez-Ang, 2012
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8. LITERARY STANDARDS
Universality
Artistry
Intellectual Value
Permanence
Style
Spiritual Value
Suggestiveness
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9. UNIVERSALITY
Great literature is timeless and
timely.
Forever relevant, it appeals to one
and all, anytime, anywhere, because
it deals with elemental feelings,
fundamental truths and universal
conditions.

10. Artistry
This is the quality that appeals to our
sense of beauty.
Intellectual Value
A literary works stimulates thought. It
enriches our mental life by making us
realize fundamental truths about life
and human nature.

11. Permanence
A great work of literature endures.
It can be read again and again as
each reading gives fresh delight and
new insights and opens a new world
of meaning and experience.
Its appeal is lasting.

12. Style
This is the peculiar way in which
writers sees life, forms his ideas and
expresses them.
Spiritual Value
Literature elevates the spirit by
bringing out moral values which
makes a better persons.
The capacity to inspire is part of the
spiritual value of literature.

13. Suggestiveness
This is associated with the emotional
power of literature.
Great literature moves us deeply and
stirs our feeling and imagination,
giving and evoking visions above and
beyond the plane of ordinary life and
experience.
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