The document discusses literature from Eastern Visayas, particularly Waray literature. It notes that Waray literature has been more extensively collected, recorded, and documented compared to Cebuano literature from the region. Some of the earliest forms of Waray literature documented date back to 1668 and included poetic forms and narratives. Theater traditions involving poetry, rituals, and dances were also part of the culture. The document outlines several publications from the 1900s that featured literary works in Spanish, Waray, and English. It highlights some notable Waray language writers such as Pedro Acerden, Iluminado Lucente, and Norberto Romualdez and some of their major works.

1. EASTERN VISAYAS
LITERATURE.
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MANAHAN. JOHNMARK
BRAZIL, AARON
CALUMPIANO, EDMON
MENDOZA, CRISTOPHER
CALBONERO, PATRICIA

2. ◦The literature of Eastern Visayas refers to the literature
written in Waray and Cebuano by writers from the region.
◦Of the two, it is Waray literature that has been collected,
recorded, and documented by scholars and researchers, a
movement largely spurred by the interest of German
priests, managing a university in Tacloban City, who saw the
necessity of gathering and preserving the literary heritage
of the region.
◦It is in this light that whenever East Visayan literature is
written about, it is usually Waray literature that is being
described.

3. ◦Earliest accounts of East Visayan literature date back
to 1668 when a Spanish Jesuit by the name of Fr.
Ignatio Francisco Alzina documented the poetic forms
such as the candu, haya, ambahan, canogon, bical,
balac, siday and awit. He also described the
susumaton and posong, early forms of narratives.
◦Theater tradition was very much in place – in the
performance of poetry, rituals, and mimetic dances.
Dances mimed the joys and activities of the ancient
Waray.

4. ◦Eco de Samar y Leyte - a long running magazine in the
1900s, published articles and literary works in Spanish,
Waray and English.
◦An Lantawan - printed religious and occasional poetry.
It also published satirical poems of Bagong Katipunero,
Luro, Datoy Anilod, Marpahol, Vatchoo (Vicente I. de
Veyra), Julio Carter (Iluminado Lucente), Ben Tamaka
(Eduardo Makabenta), and Kalantas (Casiano Trinchera).

5. ◦ Sanghiran San Binisaya in 1909 - writers as well as the illustrados in the
community banded together for the purpose of cultivating the Waray
language.
◦ In the 70’s up to the present, poetry sent to the radio stations were
written mostly buy local folk - farmers, housewives, and students.
◦ Fiction in waray did not flourish because it lacks a venue for
publication
◦ An Pagtabang Ni San Miguel (Norberto Romualdez) – the earliest
zarzuela production staged in Tolosa, Leyte in 1899.

6. WARAY LANGUAGE
WRITERS.

7. Pedro Acerden
◦A Filipino zarzuela playwright who writes in the
waray language.
Literary works:
Poetry
- Panhayhay hin Bungtohanon, 1921 (Hinagpis ng
Isang Tagabayan).

8. Iluminado Lucente
◦He is considered by many as the greatest writer in
the waray language.
◦His most famous work is the poem “An Iroy Nga
Tuna” – The Motherland.
Literary works:
Poetry
- An Iroy Nga Tuna (The Motherland).

9. Norberto Romualdez
◦A Filipino writer, politician, jurist and
statesman.
Literary works:
Drama
- An Pagtabang Ni San Miguel (The aid of
St. Michael).