Introduction to 21st Century Literature from the Philippines

2. Baybayin/ Alibata
an old writing system widely
used in the northern part of
our country during the 16th
and 17th centuries.

3. LITERATURE
writings in prose or verse
it mirrors human experiences and it lets you
go around the world and learn and
experience different cultures

4. LITERATURE
poetry
riddles
stories
legends
various forms of literature:

5. 21st Century Literature
all literary works written and
published at the latter part of the
21st century (from 2001 onwards).

6. Characterized as:
GENDER SENSITIVE
1
TECHNOLOGICALLY ALLUDING
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CULTURALLY PLURALISTIC
3
OPERATES ON THE EXTREME REALITY OR EXTREME FICTION
4
QUESTIONS CONVENTIONS AND SUPPOSEDLY
ABSOLUTE NORMS
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7. Period of the
Philippine Literary History

8. Pre-Colonial Period
our
forefathers
already have
their own
literature
stamped in the
history of our
race.
first period
and it the
longest
period
Literary forms:
·Folk speeches/
riddles
·Folk songs
·Folk narratives
·Indigenous
rituals
·Mimetic dance
.Proverbs/
aphorism

9. Literary Forms
Folk
Speeches
ex.
Riddles
Puns
tongue twisters
Folk Narratives
genre that typically consists of
a story passed down from
generation to generation orally
Folk Songs
songs that
originates in
traditional
popular culture
or that is
written in such
style
Indigenous Rituals
a way of carrying out a
ceremony or event.
Mimetic Dance
one of the earliest
elements of the
performing arts

10. Spanish-Colonization Period
has two
distinct
classifications
– religious and
secular.
Spanish
occupied
Philippines in
early 15th
century.
Literary forms:
·Folk speeches/
riddles
·Folk songs
·Folk narratives
·Indigenous
rituals
·Mimetic dance
.Proverbs/
aphorism

11. American-Colonization Period
could not
escape being
imitative of
American
models of
writing
especially
during its
period of
apprenticeship.
Philippine
literature in
English
Literary forms:
·Free verse
·Modern short
story
·Novels
.Essays

12. Literary Forms
Free Verse
is the name
given to poetry
that doesn’t
use any strict
meter or rhyme
scheme.
Essays
a short piece of writing on a
particular subject
Modern Short Story
brief fictional prose
narrative that is
shorter than a novel
and that usually
deals with only a few
characters.
Novels
a fictitious prose
narrative of book
length, typically
representing
character and action
with some degree of
realism

13. Japanese-Colonization Period
considered as
the war years
and period of
maturity and
originality
Literary forms:
·Haiku
·Tanaga
·Karaniwang
anyo

14. Literary Forms
Haiku
Japanese poetic
form that consists
of three lines,
with five syllables
in the first line,
seven in the
second, and five
in the third.
Tanaga
is an indigenous
Filipino poem,
traditionally in the
Tagalog language.
consisting four lines
with seven syllables
each
Karaniwang Anyo
habitually or typically
occurring poem.

15. Contemporary/ Modern Period
Many novels
in English
seem to have
been written
for literary
contests
The more
popular but
banal issue is
called
“literature (art)
and
propaganda.”
Literary forms:
·Chick lit
·Mobile phone
text tula
·Speculative
fiction
·Flash fiction
·Blog
.Hyper-poetry

16. Literary Forms
Chick Lit
a term used to
describe a type
of popular
fiction targeted
at young
women.
Flash Fiction
fiction of a type characterized by
being very short, typically consisting
of only a few hundred words
Mobile phone text tula
sends poems
about his opinions,
criticisms,
economy, politics
and happenings in
the society to his
close friends via
text.
Speculative Fiction
Genre concept in fiction,
comprising science
fiction, horror, fantasy as
well as alternative
history, post-apocalyptic,
gothic, superhero fiction,
etc
Blog
website or web page which is
written in an informal or
conversational style.

17. Various Dimensions of
Phil. Literary History
Geographic/
geography
Linguistic/
language
Ethnic/ Ethnicity
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