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- 1. THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINELITERATURE The Pre-Hispanic Period
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- 5. WHAT HAPPENED? • Longbefore the Spaniards and other foreigners landed or set foot on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race.
- 6. WHAT HAPPENED? • Ourancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories, old plays and short stories.
- 7. WHAT HAPPENED? • Ourancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. • The first alphabet used by our ancestor was similar to that of the Malayo- Polynesian alphabet.
- 12. WHAT HAPPENED? • Whateverrecords our ancestors left were either burned by the Spaniard friars in the belief that they were works of the devil or were written on materials that easily perished, like the barks of trees, dried leaves and bamboo cylinders which could not have remained undestroyed even if efforts were made to preserve them
- 13. WHAT HAPPENED? • Otherrecords that remained showed folk songs that proved the existence of a native culture truly our own. • Some of these were passed on byword of mouth till they reached the hands of some publishers or printers who took interest in printing the manuscripts of the ancient Filipinos.
- 14. WHAT HAPPENED? • TheSpaniards who came to the Philippines tried to prove that our ancestors were really fond of poetry, songs, stories, riddles and proverbs which we still enjoy today and which serve to show to generations the true culture of our people.
- 15. THE PRE-SPANISH PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Dowe have one?
- 16. THE PRE-SPANISH LITERATURE •It is characterized by: • Mythology • Legends • Folk tales • The Epic • Folksongs • Epigrams, Riddles, Chants, Maxims, Proverbs or Sayings
- 17. THE LEGENDS • Legendsare a form of prose the common theme of which is about the origin of a thing, place, location or name. • The events are imaginary, devoid of truth and unbelievable.
- 18. THE LEGENDS • OldFilipino customs are reflected in these legends. • Its aim is to entertain. • An example of a legend is THE LEGEND OF THE TAGALOGS.
- 19. MYTHOLOGY / MYTH •An account of the deeds of a god or of a supernatural being; a kind of imaginative precursor of scientific investigation. • These are permanent, they deal with the greatest of all problems – the problems which do not change because men and women do not change.
- 20. MYTHOLOGY / MYTH •They deal with love (the romantic element), war, sin, tyranny, courage, and faith; all in the same way in relation to man.
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- 23. THE FOLK TALES •Folk tales are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror and humor where one can derive lessons about life. • These are useful to us because they help us appreciate our environment, evaluate our personalities and improve our perspectives in life.
- 24. THE FOLK TALES •It brings knowledge and understanding of men’s motives and tolerance that recognizes faith where ignorance would only see superstition. • It is especially necessary to have this knowledge now when modern science and invention have brought the world into a closer community of nations.
- 25. THE FOLK TALES •Widely disseminated through all places in the world might bring to reality what we all bring about our world. • Often the outline of a story and sometimes even the characters are common to several characters (epic and folklore).
- 26. THE FOLK TALES •The folktales are shaped by the thoughts and the actions, the aspirations and fears of the people. • An example of this is THE MOON AND THE SUN.
- 27. THE EPIC • Epicsare long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events, usually of a hero, are dealt with at length. • Nobody can determine which epics are the oldest because in their translations from other languages, even in English and Spanish.
- 28. THE EPIC • Wecan only determine their origins from the time mentioned in the said epics. • Example: • Bidasari - Moro epic • Kumintang - Tagalog epic • Biag ni Lam-ang - Ilokano epic • Parang Sabir - Moro epic
- 29. THE EPIC • Example: •Maragtas - Visayan epic • “Dagoy”at “Sudsod” - Tagbanua epic • Haraya - Visayan epic • Tatuaang - Bagobo epic
- 30. THE EPIC • Example: •Lagda - Visayan epic • Indarapatra at Sulayman • Hari sa Bukid - Visayan epic • Bantugan • Hudhud ni Aliguyon – Ifugao Epic
- 31. THE FOLK SONGS •Folk songs are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the Pre- Spanish period. • These songs mirrored the early forms of culture. • Many of these have 12 syllables.
- 32. THE FOLK SONGS •Examples: • Kundiman • Ang dalit o imno • Kumintang o tagumpay • Ang Oyayi – Lullaby for a baby
- 33. OTHER LITERARY PIECES •Epigrams (salawikain) - These have been customarily used and served as laws or rules on good behavior by our ancestors. • To others, these are like allegories or parables that impart lessons for the young.
- 34. OTHER LITERARY PIECES •Epigrams (salawikain) - A short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.
- 35. EXAMPLES: EPIGRAM Aanhin moang mabulaklak na salita Kung ito’y gawa-gawa lamang, mas nais Ko pang masaktan kung ito’y katotohanan. Hindi ka man ipinanganak na mayaman; Makakamit mo ang tagumpay Kung ikaw ay may karunungan.
- 36. OTHER LITERARY PIECES •Chant (bulong) – it is used in witch craft or enchantment. • Maxims - some are rhyming couplets with verses 5,6 or 8 syllables, each line having the same number of syllables.
- 37. OTHER LITERARY PIECES •Sayings (kasabihan) – it is often used in teasing or to comment on a person’s actuations. • Sawikain – are sayings with no hidden meanings.