Philippine Literature

3. I. THE AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1941)
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A. Period of Re-orientation ( 1898-1910)
Air Castles by Juan F. Salazar
B. Period of Imitation (1911-1925)
The Sea by Natividad Marquez
C. Period of Self-Discovery and Growth (1925-1941)
POETRY
- 1896 by Aurelio Alvero
- To a Lost One by Angela Manalang Gloria
- Prayer of a Student by Tarrosa Subido
SHORT STORY
- Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez
ESSAYS
- The Making of a Writer by Salvador P. Lopez
PLAYS
- Shadows and Solitude by Claro M. Recto

II. THE JAPANESE PERIOD (1941-1945)

POETRY
- THE MARCH OF DEATH BY BIENVENIDO SANTOS
- TO MY NATIVE LAND BY TARROSA SUBIDO

SHORT STORY
- MY FATHER'S TRADEGY BY CARLOS BULOSAN

ESSAY
- SHALL WE WALK? BY PURA SANTILLAN CASTRENCE

III. THE REBIRTH OF FREEDOM (1946-1970)

POETRY
- WHEN I SEE A BARONG BARONG BY MAXIMO RAMOS

SHORT STORY
- PLIGHTED WORD BY NARCISO G. REYES
- SCENT OF APPLES BY BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS

PLAYS
- CADAVER BY ALBERTO S. FLORENTINO

ESSAY
- THEY CALLED IT BROTHERHOOD BY MAXIMO V. SOLIVEN

IV. PERIOD OF ACTIVISM (1970-1972)

POETRY
- VALEDICTION SA HILLCREST BY ROLANDO TINIO
- BEGGAR CHILDREN BY EMMANUEL TORRES

V. PERIOD OF THE NEW SOCIETY (1972-1980)

POETRY
- PHILOSOPHER'S LOVE SONG BY TITA LACAMBRA AYALA
- MONTAGE BY OPHELIA ALCANTARA DIMALANTA

SHORT STORY
- THE TOMATO GAME BY NVM GONZALES

ESSAY
- I MARRIED A NEWSPAPERMAN BY MARIA LUNA LOPEZ

VI. PERIOD OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC (1981-1985)

POETRY
- DEATH LIKE STONE BY ALFREDO NAVARRO SALANGA

FABLES
- THE EMPEROR'S NEW UNDERWEAR BY MYNARD A. MACARAEG
- THE CROWN JEWELS OF HEEZENHURST BY SYLVIA MENDEZ VENTURA
- THE KING'S COLD BY BABETH LOLARGA [continues]

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