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    The evolution of Philippine literature can be traced from the pre-colonial period through contemporary times. During the pre-colonial period, indigenous literature was shaped by regional customs and traditions and existed in both oral and written forms, including myths, epics, folk stories, fables, and folk songs. Under Spanish colonization, religious literature like the Pasyon and secular works by poets Francisco Balagtas and Jose Corazon de Jesus emerged. Patriotic writing calling for reforms helped usher the Philippine Revolution. During the American period, new forms like essays, short stories, and free verse poetry were introduced along with Western influences and the growing use of English.

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    The evolution of Philippine literature can be traced from the pre-colonial period through contemporary times. During the pre-colonial period, indigenous literature was shaped by regional customs and traditions and existed in both oral and written forms, including myths, epics, folk stories, fables, and folk songs. Under Spanish colonization, religious literature like the Pasyon and secular works by poets Francisco Balagtas and Jose Corazon de Jesus emerged. Patriotic writing calling for reforms helped usher the Philippine Revolution. During the American period, new forms like essays, short stories, and free verse poetry were introduced along with Western influences and the growing use of English.

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    The evolution of Philippine literature can be traced from the pre-colonial period through contemporary times. During the pre-colonial period, indigenous literature was shaped by regional customs and traditions and existed in both oral and written forms, including myths, epics, folk stories, fables, and folk songs. Under Spanish colonization, religious literature like the Pasyon and secular works by poets Francisco Balagtas and Jose Corazon de Jesus emerged. Patriotic writing calling for reforms helped usher the Philippine Revolution. During the American period, new forms like essays, short stories, and free verse poetry were introduced along with Western influences and the growing use of English.

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    Ana Vicent Claire B.

    Lopez
    Grade 11; ABM

    EVOLUTION OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

    The evolution of Philippine literature is highly influenced by our country’s history itself.
    It can be traced as early as the “Pre-Colonial Period” up to the “Contemporary Period”.
    Philippine literature during the “Pre-Colonial Period” also called the “Indigenous
    Philippine Literature” was shaped based on our regional customs and traditions. Thus, resulting
    in a variety of native literature specific to a particular area or region. The literary tradition during
    that era existed as both oral and written literature. Oral literary tradition is vital in native society
    emulation as through it they teach their youngsters about history, values, worldview, and
    hierarchy (Quiros, 2019). Furthermore, according to Hornedo (1988) that there are mainly (3)
    three types of indigenous oral tradition which depict the acts of gods, of heroes, and of ordinary
    men. Myths or legends depict the first one where it expounds the origin, the existence, and
    ending of things often through divine intervention (Quiros, 2019). Epics depict the second one.
    In her article, Godinez-Ortega described epics as a narrative of heroic deeds which embodies a
    community's belief and customs. These are done by singing, chanting, and dancing with a
    musical accompaniment depending on the event or situation. Chanting is usually heard at
    weddings or funerals while dancing is during harvest. A few examples of epics are Lam-ang of
    the Ilocanos and Darangen of the Maranaos. Meanwhile, folk stories by the masses depict the
    third type which include their feelings, outlook, and aspirations in life. Riddles, referred as
    bugtong in Tagalog and tigmo in Cebuano, regarding battle of wits among its participants, and
    proverbs (salawikain) which are wise sayings through a metaphor belong to this group. There are
    other types of pre-colonial literary forms aside from the ones previously mentioned. These are
    fables and folk songs. The former are stories about animals which provide moral lessons while
    the latter are a form of folk lyric portraying the lifestyle, hopes, and aspirations of the people of
    that period. An example of a folk song is hele or oyayi which is a lullaby. Illi-Illi (Ilonggo) is a
    popular folk lullaby. Another example is Ambahan, a Mangyan (7) seven syllable per line poem
    about human relationships and social entertainment which also serves as a tool in teaching
    youngsters. Whereas, due to the fact that natives mainly use barks and leaves for writing, the
    burning done by Spanish friars, and the replacement of native writing system by Roman
    alphabet, very few written pre-colonial literature were preserved and majority were passed on by
    oral tradition.
    During the “Spanish Colonization Period”, literature was mainly classified as religious
    and secular pose and poetry. Notable religious literature during that era are the Pasyon and
    Senakulo. Pasyon is a long narrative poem about the birth and death of Jesus Christ while
    Senakulo is the dramatization of the Pasyon. Meanwhile, secular literature came along with the
    emergence of the middle class. Famous romantic poets were Francisco Balagtas and Jose
    Corazon de Jesus, also known as Huseng Sisiw. Among their well-known works were metrical
    romance in Awit and Korido. Awit is set in dodecasyllabic quatrains with Ibong Adarna as a
    famous representative piece by Balagtas while Korido is set in octosyllabic quatrains with
    Florante and Laura as its famous representative piece by Huseng Sisiw. Patriotic writing began
    with the emergence of the Ilustrados. Through their writings, they depicted the negatives of
    colonization and called for reforms. This planted the seeds of nationalism among Filipinos and
    helped usher the Philippine Revolution. The most notable were Jose Rizal's two books- Noli Me
    Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
    New literary forms were introduced during the "American Colonisation Period" like
    critical essays, modern short stories, and free verses in poetry. The Balagtas tradition was
    replaced by modern poetry as advocated by Alejandro G. Abadilla. Also, writers in the province
    continued writing in vernacular during this time period and serialized novels in weekly
    magazines like Liwayway, Bisaya, and Hiligaynon. Furthermore, there was a strong Western
    literary influence such as romanticism, realism, and the use of the English language.

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