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LITERATURE OF LUZON
Readings in Philippine Regional
Literature
Region Characteristics Representative Prominent Authors
Literary and Contributions
genres
Region 1 It is known as the one of the riddles, folk song- PEDRO BUCANEG- father of
most colorful regional Kuomintang, epic Ilocano Literature, acknowledged
Ilocos literature. Prior to the Spanish poems- Biag ni Lam-ang author of Bi-ag nil Lam-ang,
Region colonial period, the Ilocano
modern short stories
translated Doctrina Christiana
literature is purely alive in into Ilocano
(How my brother Leon
form of written and oral
brought home a wife) LEONORA FLORENTINO-mother
literature. Ancient poets
expressed themselves through comedia, zarzuela, of Philippine Women Literature
folk and war songs moro-moro CARLOS BULOSAN (My Father
Goes to Court)
F.SIONIL JOSE (National Artist for
Literature, 2001)
Region Characteristics Representative Prominent Authors
Literary and Contributions
genres
Region 2 The literature of this Irrayas and FLORENTINO HORNEDO- a
Cagayan region is a product of Gaddangs- two Palanca awardee for
the fusion of colonial earliest chronicles of literature in 1989
Valley
and ethnic traditions. Cagayan Valley FERNANDO MARAMAG-
The Ibanag dialect was Veradad- bilingual wrote the history of English
a strong factor in the weekly newspaper Language in the Phils.
evangelization of the in Tuguegarao EDITH L. TIEMPO-
pagan and the hostile Ibanag poetry- foundress of the Siliman
songs for recreation National Writers Workshop,
inhabitants. and ceremonies, National Artist of Literature
speculative,
romantic, ridiculing
or titillating
Regions Characteristics Representative Prominent Authors
Literary and Contributions
genres