During the pre-spanish period literature was mostly oral, because they just write some on paper, grounds and stones which would easily break. They past their folksongs, epic, shortstory, myths and riddles. Orally their literature in these period is full of ideology and phraseology. Their main subject are nature, animals and experiences. During the Spanish period literature had a major shift from using nature and environment as their subject to christianism, saints and Christian activities. The brought of christianism in the Philippines influenced the writers to make bloodless and non-violence writings, cenaculo, zarzuela and pasyon, emerged this era. During the propaganda periods, writers like Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Graciano Lopez-Jaena and Jose Rizal uses writings as on instrument in requesting for reforms and changes in the treatment of Spanish in our society. They had produced, La Solidaridad, and Diariong Tagalog also emerged in this period some are the works of Rizals Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Historical events like the martyrdom of Gomburza and opening of suez Canal influenced, the propagandists to ask reforms and try to awaken the fellow Filipinos through their works. During the Revolutionary period, this is the time when katipunan was founded by Andres Bonifacio.
Because of the loss triumphof the propagandists, The revolutionaries agreed to have reform and freedom. To a much higher level, which is through Battles and Revolution. Jose Rizals martyrdom becomes their inspiration. Apolinario Mabini becomes the brain of the katipunan and Emilio Jacinto becomes the brain of the Revolution who wrote the “kartilya ng katipunan”. writings produced in this era mostly talk about revolt againsts discrimination of the Filipinos freedom. It can only be achieved through battles and they are using writings to awaken the Filipino and join them in the revolution. Critics agree that although Filipino literature in English is but one of the literatures in our tri-lingual culture, and youngest at that,. it is nevertheless the most creative, the most substantial and the most promising. In fact, it is this segment of our literature that has caught the attention of the world and was reaped laurels for its writers. However, before taking up Filipino literature in general in order to enable him to have a better understanding and appreciation of the Filipino of his heart and soul. In spite of the fact that the pre-spanish Filipinos had an alphabet so that “all islanders are much less a woman who does not read and write” unfortunately, not all their writings were preserved because they wrote on materials that were easily destroyed.
They wrote on bamboos and barks of trees, on palm leaves and even on the ground. What we know about these people came mostly from oral tradition handeddown from generation to generation by local poets and old folks. Expressed in poetic form, riddles are still very popular today. Filipinos love riddling because it is really a battle of wits among the participants. The tagalong have the greatest number of collected riddles. Tales also proliferated during this period. They came in the form of myths, legends and fables. The origin myths explained the origin of the surroundings world the beginning of the sky, the sea, the earth and other natural phenomena. The epics however dominated the literature of this period Filipino epics are long characters displaying superhuman strength. From Filipino natural traditions and aspirations at certain stages of life history of the people.
During the pre-spanish period literature was mostly oral, because they just write some on paper, grounds and stones which would easily break. They past their folksongs, epic, shortstory, myths and riddles. Orally their literature in these period is full of ideology and phraseology. Their main subject are nature, animals and experiences. During the Spanish period literature had a major shift from using nature and environment as their subject to christianism, saints and Christian activities.
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