Period of Self-Discovery

and Growth (1925-1941)

Fajardo, Hannah Therrace
 1. POETRY

Important Names in this Field:

 Marcelo de Gracia Concepcion
 Jose Garcia Villa
 Angela Manalang Gloria
 Abelardo Subido
 Rafael Zulueta da Costa
JOSE GARCIA VILLA

The first to break away from the conventional forms and

themes of Philippine poetry placed the Philippines on the
literary map with his publication of his books in the U.S.
Some of the writings this time:
1925: The Philippine Writers Association (Manila)
1926: A Collection of Verses By: Luis Dato (Manila)
1932: Bamboo Flute By: Marcelo de Gracia Concepcion
1934: Moon Shadows on the Water By: Aurelio S. Alvero
1934: An English-German Anthology of Filipinno Poets
By: Pablo Laslo
1936: My Book of Verses By: Luis Dato
1937: First Leaves By: Rafael Zulueta da Costa
1939: Nuances By Aurelio S. Alvero
1940: Like the Molave and other Poems By: Zulueta da Costa
1940: Many Voices
1941: Poems by Dovelgion By: Jose Garcia Villa
 2. The Short Story (1925-1941)
• Philippine Free Press
• The Graphic
• The Philippine Magazine
• College Publications ( UP Literary Apprentice)

-poetry and the short story flourished during this time.

 Some of the writings this time:
1927- Filipino Love Stories by Paz M. Benitez
- First Anthology of Filipino short stories
1929- Philippine Short Stories By Jose Garcia Villa
1930- Mir-in-isa By Jose Garcia Villa
- won first place in The Age Press short story writing contest
1932- Tales of the Philippines By Zoilo M. Galang
-The Commonwealth Literary contest awarded first prize to
HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE by Manuel Arguilla
3. Essays and other Prose styles (1925-1941)
The Notable Essay Writers during this period were:

A. Political and Social Reflective Essays

Federico Mangahas
Salvador P. Lopez
Pura S. Castrence
Vicente Albano Pacis
Ariston Estrada
Jose A. Lansang
B. Critical Essays
Salvador P. Lopez
I. V. Mallari
Ignacio Manlapaz
Jose Garcia Villa
Arturo B. Rotor
Leopoldo Y. Yabes
Maximo V. Soliven (They Called it Brotherhood)
C. Personal or Familiar Essays
F. B. Icasiano (Mang Kiko)
Alfredo E. Litiatco
Solomon V. Arnaldo
Amando G. Dayrit
Consuelo Gar
The Notable Works during this period were:

1940: Literature and Society By Salvador P. Lopez

- A collection of critical reflections and serious essays
- won first prize in Commonwealth Literary Contest

1940: The Filipino Way of Life By Camilo Osias

- was published
- a series of essays on the Filipino way of life as drawn
from history, folkways, philosophy and psychology of the
philippines.
1941:
-F. B. Iscasiano (Mang Kiko) were reprints of the best
Iccasiano's essays in the Sunday Times Magazine under
the column from my Nipa Hut.
-It is an essay of the common Tao and is written with
humor and sympathy.
August 16, 1941:
-Carlos P. Romulo had an editorial printed in the
Philippine Herald. Entiled I AM A FILIPINO.
-It was reprinted in his book MY BROTHER
AMERICANS in 1945 in New York.
 4. Biography (1925-1941)
1935: I. P. Caballero and Marcelo de Gracia Conception Wrote
about Quezon.
1938: The Great Malayan By Carlos Quirino
Won a prize in the national contest sponsored by the
Commonwealth of the Philippines.
1940: The Birth of Discontent By I. V Mallari
5. History
1937: The Brief History of the Philippine Islands
By Teofilo del Castillo

6. Publication
The Philippine Free Press provided the first
incentives to Filipino writers in English by offering
prizes to worthwile contributions.
 7. The Drama (1925-1941)
The Writers of Play during this period:

The UP provided the Carlos P. Romulo

incentives when they “Daughters for Sale”

introduced playwriting as a Jorge C. Bacobo

course and established UP “The Radiant Symbol”
theater.