Post war and contemporary

1. POST-WARANDCONTEMPORARYPERIODIN
THEPHILIPPINES
GROUP 1

2. Literature
◦ Filipino writers continued to write poetry, short stories, novellas,
novels, and essays, whether socially committed, gender/ethnic
related, or personal in intention. Post-war poetry and fiction were
dominated by writers educated and trained in English in writers'
workshops in the United States. Even literature in the Filipino
language was influenced. The Philippine novel, whether written in
English or any of the native languages, remained social-realist.

3. Oral Literature
◦ Oral literature flourished in outlying communities. Literary
works involved written and oral accounts of humanity's
existence. Hence, we have such things as Ilokano Literatures,
Bicol Literatures, Waray Literatures, Maranao Literatures,
among others.

4. Prose
◦ Prose is a division of literature which covers a literary work
that is spoken or written within the common flow of language
in sentences and in paragraphs which gives information,
relate events, express ideas, or present opinions. Under this
division, we have two sub-divisions: The Fiction and Non-
Fiction.

5. Fiction
◦ Fiction is a sub-division of prose which covers a literary work
of imaginative narration, either oral or written, fashioned to
entertain and to make readers think and more so, to feel. It
normally came from the writer's imagination. Some Literary
Genres that fall under fiction include: Legend, Short story,
Novel, Novella, Fable.

6. Society
◦ The post-war period, also known as the "Recovering Era," marked
the return of the Americans to the Philippines in 1945 to end the
Japanese rule. The Filipinos were jubilant, and the Guerillas who
fled to the mountains joined the liberating American army.

7. Education
◦ During this period, Filipinos began teaching Philippine literature as
a subject at the college level. This period is a productive time for
Philippine authors.