Overview of 21st Century Literature

1. 21st CENTURY
LITERATURE FROM THE
PHILIPPINES AND THE
WORLD
BRIEF OVERVIEW

2. CLASSICAL
LITERATURE
2
WHAT IS 21ST
CENTURY
LITERATURE AND
HOW DOES IT
DIFFER FROM THE
20TH CENTURY?

3.  21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World facilitates
the understanding and analysis of
literary texts in various genres
across cultures.

4.  This subject is divided into two
main quarters:
Quarter 1 – Philippine Literature
Quarter 2 – World Literature

6. What is Literature?

7.  It is the beautiful expression of man‘s
personal interpretations of some aspect of
human life, or a wording out in a unique,
beautiful, and personal manner of saying
what an author thinks is a passionate
meaning of life. This is saying that
literature not only becomes but is
“life itself.”
-Amador Daguio

8. Highlights of 21st
Century Literature

9.  The range of years in 21st century
literature was written from the year
2001 to the present.

10.  The 2000s (decade) saw a sudden
increase in the acceptability of all
types, inspired by the coming-of-age
of millions of people who enjoyed
the works of writers such as J.K.
Rowling, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R.
Tolkien in their youths.

11.  Many famous book series like Harry
Potter, The Hobbit, The Chronicles
of Narnia were converted into
movies.

13.  Some books were written in simple
English and works of old writers
were translated into language that
was easier to understand. That’s
why some young people don’t like
to read old English version.

14.  Mythology was converted into
graphic novel form to build interest
among young readers.

16.  Books on wars, guides for exams,
myths, etc. were frequent sellers in
this decade.

17.  21st Century Literature is full of
imaginative writing. Wherein, most
of the themes deal with current
themes or situations and reflect
technological culture.

18.  It also often breaks traditional
writing or is fragmented because in
the old century literature, it follows
the traditional plot ( beginning-
middle-end).

19.  We study different rhythmic
patterns even writing poems should
be rhymed. (The sonnets of William
Shakespeare and other Italian
sonnets they are all patterned).

21.  21st century is written by
contemporary authors, we will
discover new Homer, new
Shakespeare or new Edgar Allan
Poe.

22.  This period is the emerging of
different genres like:
- IM (instant messaging)
- digi fiction
- manga - blog format
- doodle - graphic novels

23.  Remember:
Literature is part of the human
experience, by reading literature you
become empowered, morally
upright and well-informed citizens
of the world.

24. “The difficulty of literature is not to
write, but to write what you mean:
Not to affect your readers, but to affect
them precisely as you wish.”
- Robert Louis Stevenson