LITERATURE UNDER US

COLONIALISM
 Historical background:
• The Filipino Revolutionists won against the Spaniards who
colonize for more than 300 years .
• June 12, 1898 raised the Philippines as a symbol of our
independence Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was selected the first
president of the Philippine Republic but this was short lived.
• Many Filipino started writing again and the nationalism of the
people remain undaunted. Filipino writers went into all forms of
literature like news reporting, poetry, stories, plays, essays and
novels. Their writing clearly depicted their love of country and
their longings for independence.
 In 1910
 A new group started to write in English
 The writers in Spanish were wont to write on
nationalism like honouring Rizal and other heroes
 The writers in Tagalog continued in their lamentation
on the conditions of the conditions of the country
and their attempts to arouse love for one’s native
tongue. The writers in English imitated the themes
and methods of the American.
In 1920
 The UP college Folio was later replaced by the Philippine Collegian.
 Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez stand out as a model of
perfection in character delineation, local color, plot and message.
Footnote to youth by Jose Garcia Villa
To The National Hero
 This poem is dedicated to our national hero
 This poem considered as the best poem in praise of
hero of Bagumbayan
 It is written by Cecilo Apostol
Greta Garbo
 This is based on the actress Greta Garbo long time
ago, in the character of Monina Vargas that
everyman adored and love her because her
gorgeousness
 The classic story that about a young beautiful
maiden and her love affair Octavio Razon, one of
the country’s most noted pilot
 Written by Deogracias A. Rosario
A Son Is Born
 By: Manuel Arquilla
 It relates the story of the Borth the third son in a poor provincial
family
 The story serves mainly to paint a quaint picture of barrio life
by the presenting local color and the rhythms of the lives of
simple folk
At Akoy Inanod
• This story is about the two bestfriends that
used to be together all the time in the past but
later got separated because one of them
studying.
• The story ended with the chick boy and one of
his girl having an argument.
• Written by Marcel Navarra
 Si Anabella
• Anabella is a nostalgic trip to 30’s a love story
of a boy and a girl. That the boy id rich and
his mother takes him away from his lover
• The story “ Si Anabella” was the first
published by Magdalena Jalandoni in the book
of Corazon Villreal
• Translating the sugilanon on (1994, 135-141)
Ang Pangginggera
 Itoy tungkol sa buhay ng isang babaeng
napariwara dahil sa pagkalulung sa sugal na
pangginge.
 Written on 1912
 Written by Carlos Bulosan
Panulat
 Written on 1930
 The poem is about a writer who believes that writing
is such a powerful tool that it can be the source of a
countries downfall or success
 It is written by Benigno Ramos
PAG-IBIG
• Ang tulang ito ay isang paalala sa mga
kabataang umibig at masasabing isa sa
mga pinakaromantikong tula sa
panitikan ng Pilipino.
• It is written on 1926
• Written by Corazon de Jesus
KAMA’Y NG BIRHEN
• The poem is about how his love for
women change him for the better.
• The poem said that the hands of
virgin have the power to transform
even hardened criminals into a good
men.
• Written in the year 1929
• Written by Corazon de Jesus
Footnote to youth
 This story gives moral lesson to youth and teenager
 This story serves as reminder to youths in whats going on
life in the future
 Written by Jose Garcia Villas
 This story tackles about the responsibilities that comes
from the marriage and the family life
 It was story of a boy who was 17 years old when he
decides to marry his love
 Written on 1993
HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE
 It is the story about an occasion that would be a big day
in the life of any family, the day one of the family brings
hope the woman he intends to marry.
 The story explain some ways on the meaning of true love
how this true love can be shown.
 First published on 1970
 Written by Manuel Arquilla
BANAAG AT SIKAT
 “Early dawn to the full light” is one of the first
literary novels written by Filipino authors Lope K.
Santos in the tagalog language in 1906. as the book
that was considered as the Bible of working class
Filipino.
 It is about two friends Delfin and Felipe is a socialist,
while Felipe advocates the works of an anarchist
 It is about Delpin and his love for the daughter of a
rich landlord
PINAGLAHUAN
 Its was a ploner novels in the Philippine Literature that tackled social realism in the Philippine, meaning
it was one of the first book to focus on the realistic state of Philippine society
 It tale of a forbidden love as driven by a compromising forces in a murky early 20th century Manila
century
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