depict the miseries of his people under the lash of the Spanish tyrants (student at the Central University of Madrid) b. January 2‚ 1884‚ Filipino reunion in Paterno residence in Madrid‚ Rizal proposed the writing of a novel about the Philippines by a group of Filipinos. c. Proposal approved unanimously by: The Paternos (Pedro‚ Maximo and Antonio) i. Graciano Lopez Jaena ii. Evaristo Aguirre iii. Eduardo de Lete iv. Julio Llorente v. Melecio Figueroa vi. Valentin
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government and in the church. A. THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT (1872-1896) This movement was spearheaded mostly by the intellectual middle-class like Jose Rizal‚ Marcelo del Pilar; Graciano Lopez Jaena‚ Antonio Luna‚ Mariano Ponce‚ Jose Ma. Panganiban‚ and Pedro Paterno. The objectives of this movement were to seek reforms and changes like the following: 1. To get equal treatment for the Filipinos and the Spaniards under the law. 2. To make the Philippines a colony of Spain. 3. To restore Filipino representation
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Chapter I Philippine Literature is a diverse and rich group of works that has evolved side-by-side with the country’s history. Literature had started with fables and legends made by the ancient Filipinos long before the arrival of Spanish influence. The main themes of Philippine literature focus on the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. It is not a secret that many Filipinos are unfamiliar with much of the country’s
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Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period The Spanish colonizers wanted to undermine the native oral tradition by substituting for it the story of the Passion of Christ. However‚ the native tradition survived and even flourished in areas inaccessible to the Spaniards. Also‚ the Spaniards were late in instituting a public educational system‚ which contributed to the survival of the existing folk literature. The church authorities adopted a policy of spreading the Church doctrines
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de Mayo festival Literary Compositions 1. Blancas de San Jose in 1610; translated to Tagalog by Tomas Pinpin in 1610 2. Coompendio de la Lengua Tagala by Fr. Gaspar de San Agustin in 1703 3. Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala by Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura in 1613 4. Vocabulario de la Lengua Pampanga by Fr. Diego in 1732 5. Vocabulario de la Lengua Bisaya by Mateo Sanchez in 1711 6. Arte de la Lengua Ilokana by Francisco Lopez 7. Arte de la Lengua Bicolana by Fr. Marcos
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------------------------------------------------- A Brief History of Philippine Literature in English I. Pre-Colonial Period - Consisted of early Filipino literature passed down orally; oral pieces have a communal authorship – it was difficult to trace the original author of the piece since oral literature did not focus on ownership or copyright‚ rather on the act of storytelling itself; - Many oral pieces became lost in the wave of the new literary
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succeeded in reserving for itself the role of determining Filipino response to independence and nation-building Philippine Republic in Malolos – first inauguration * Taga-bukid had been shoved aside by the ilustrados * Ilustrados: * Pedro Paterno * Benito Legarda * Felipe Calderon * Taga-Bayan Culture – colonial creation * Owed intellectual and emotional allegiance to the culture of the colonizers * Historical ties that ought to have bound the ilustrados from the taga-bukid:
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The Literary Forms in Philippine Literature by: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. The average Filipino’s unfamiliarity with his indigenous literature was largely due to what has been impressed upon him: that
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1. Spanish Heritage Spain ruled the Philippines for three centuries (1565-1898) Spain’s cultural legacywas more beneficial and comprehensive than her political and economic endowments. 2. Christianity Spain’s greatest legacy The Roman Catholic religion - originated in Asia‚ being founded by Jesus Christ in Palestine; spread to Western Europe after Christ’s crucifixion‚ in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ propagated across the Atlantic to the New World and across the Pacific to the Philippines‚ making
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INTRODUCTION Literature reflects the culture of a nation. It can serve as a tool to express a feeling and emotion. Remember during the Spanish regime‚ Rizal exploited the functions of literature. His two novels‚ Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo contained a lot of subversive themes that sparked the revolution and consequently the victory over the Spaniards. Literature is deeply rooted in the culture of a nation. Stories and poems reflect the local color of its origin. The poem "Stopping by
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