[Music] hello 21st century learners climb aboard and explore with teacher lore together let's discover different worlds and dimensions as we enter this literary adventure i am mandalore join me as we explore the world of literature today i will not just be your teacher i will also be your tour guide together we will travel from lesson to lesson discover treasures and experience an extraordinary adventure as we journey through 21st century literature from the philippines and the world [Music] did you know that our forefathers already have their literature which reflected in their customs and traditions they had their alphabet even before they were colonized the spanish friars burned the alphabets in the belief that they were works of the devil or written on materials that quickly perished like the barks of trees dried leaves and bamboo cylinders which could not have remained firm even if efforts were made to preserve them our unique geographic location is the reason why we are rich in this lesson we'll dig deeper in the richness of our culture and literature today we will learn about geographic linguistic and ethnic dimensions of philippine literary history from pre-colonial to the contemporary ready to take off grab your modules here we go as we tour around the different lessons a series of tour tasks will be given to you quick question what do you know about the different literary periods in philippine literature here's your first tour task try to complete the literary timeline choose your answers from the given choices i'll give you time to think a japanese period b rebirth the freedom c posted this american period e pre-colonial period of 21st century g spanish h period of enlightenment i period of activism and new society j period of literature in english [Music] time's up let's see how you did [Music] 1565 was a pre-colonial period 1566 to 1871 marked the spanish era 1872 to 1898 was a period of enlightenment the americans influenced our literature in 1898 all the way to 1941 then from 1946 to 1970 we had a significant period for filipino literature in english 1970-1980 was a period of activism and the new society the new freedom era was from 1981 to 1985. post edsa was from 1986 to 1999 and 2001 up to the present marks the 21st century got everything correctly task unlocked let's hop on to the next adventure this is not your ordinary literature class this is 21st century literature from the philippines and the world 21st century learners be honest when was the last time you scanned pages of an old book or even a new one yeah yeah i get it most of you are ict inclined as they say the way to appreciate literature is to look back let's do a major throwback our first destination the pre-colonial literature long before the spaniards and other foreigners landed or set foot on philippine shores our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race the pre-colonial literature is characterized by foxtails the epic age and songs buckle up let's get to know them one by one fox tales folk tales are stories that grew out of their lives and imaginations of the people or they have always been the children's favorite type of literature definitely my favorite these are made of stories about life adventure love horror and humor where one can derive lessons from have you heard the tale about the sun and the moon hmm can't get over it [Music] this filipino folktale not only gives an origin story to the stars but also circles themes of family and responsibility important elements to tribal culture and equally important in modern life epic age epics are long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events usually of a hero are dealt with at length the epic age produced a wealth of literature scholars estimate that we have no fewer than 24 epics from different regions in the archipelago one famous example of an epic is biagnilan which our ilocano brothers and sisters take pride in as the ones in the visayas regions boast of maragdas another popular moral epic is the parang saber and of course the ibalun from the beakle region and since time and memorial we already had our own versions of demigods like the ones we see in hollywood movies nowadays an example of this is hinilla wood a paneer epic that recounts the story of the exploits of three demi god brothers various cultural groups and organizations have featured this epic on stage it would take about three days to fully stage the epic which makes it one of the longest epics in the world definitely these fox songs are our authentic filipino flair these are one of the oldest forms of philippine literature that emerged in the pre-colonial period these songs mirrored the early forms of culture many of these have 12 syllables examples of which are kundi-man oh our filipino culture tradition and literature was already rich even before the spaniards came we grew hearing different folk tales manifested artistic feelings through folk songs and gave tribute to heroic achievements then the spaniards came and influenced our literature religious and secular prose and poetry are introduced during the spanish colonization period the first filipino alphabet called alibata was replaced by the roman alphabet the christian doctrine became the basis of religious practices european legends and traditions brought here became assimilated in our songs recreational plays were also performed by filipinos during the spanish times just like the synagogue and zerzwella second destination the period of enlightenment 1872-1898 this period filipino intellectuals wrote about the hitch of colonization the propaganda movement was spur headed mostly by the intellectual middle class known as illustrados jose rizal marcello h deltillor cresciano lopez heine antonio luna mariano ponce jose maria paganiban and pedro patrono used the power of the pen to ignite the filipino's patriotic spirit to fight for the cause of freedom our national hero dr sarrizal contributed to our literary identity through his works de los filipinos and filipinas dendro di annos otherwise known as floredel marcelo h del pilar had his own share of literary contributions such as be careful and the salan atok suhan prayers and jokes la solidaridad propagandes lopez haina also showed his writing prowess through the following works frey button and everything is hamburg together with some other titles third destination the american regime 1898-1944 the american influence in our educational system also enhanced our literary inclination as a nation americans influenced filipino writers to write using the english language jose garcia villa became famous for his free verse the language used in writing during this period were spanish and tagalog and the dialects of the different regions but the writers in tagalog continued in their lamentations to the conditions of the country and their attempts to arouse love for one's native tongue all right so we were able to express using the language we are comfortable with and that's basically how it's supposed to be fourth destination japanese period 1941-1945 the development of philippine literature was interrupted when the japanese colonized the philippines from 1941 to 1945 of course philippine literature and english and the circulation of most newspapers came to a halt except for the tribune and philippine review the common themes of most poems during the japanese occupation were faith religion arts nationalism love of life and country and life in the barrios three of the most common palm forms during this period were the haiku tanaga and of course who does not know of the 575 pattern of a poem a haiku is composed of three lines following the respective 575 syllabic distribution the other types of poems that flourished during this era were the tanaga so what happened with our philippine literature when the japanese came fifth destination the philippine literature in english 1941-1904 japanese imposed strict prohibitions in writing and publishing of works in english philippine literature in english experienced a dark period in the new filipino literary period literature in tagalog was revived with themes that dealt with japanese brutality the poverty of life under the japanese government and brave gorilla exploits from 1970 to 1972 literature was under the influence of the period of activism period of activism 1970-1972 the famous ponciano pinata said that the youth activism during this era was due to domestic and worldwide causes because of the ills of the society the youth moved to seek reforms of course our literature was also influenced by this scenario and that paved way for the period of new society period of new society 1972-1980 the youth became vocal with their sentiments as they demanded change in the government bloody demonstrations and expressions both in the sidewalks and literature happened have you ever heard of some literary experts who have earned for themselves some palanca distinctions yes they are a pool of writers whose excellence is commendable zapalanka awards or don carlo's palanca memorial awards for literature is a set of literary awards for filipino writers it is a country's highest literary honor in terms of prestige winning works are entered in the competition either as previously published pieces or in manuscript form the polanco awards organized with the carlos palunka foundation is one of the philippines longest running awards programs and during the period of the new society which started on september 21 1972 the carlos palunka awards for literature continued to give annual awards martial law january 2 1981 after 10 years of military rule and some changes in the life of the filipinos which started under the new society martial law was at last lifted on january 2 1981. the philippines became a new nation and this was named the new republic of the philippines by former president ferdinand marcos palms during this period were romantic and revolutionary filipino songs dealt with themes that were true to life like those of grief poverty aspirations for freedom love of god of country and of fellow men post ezzo 1 revolution 1986-1995 1986-1995 marked another era in our literary timeline history took another twist once more the filipino people regained their independence which they lost for 20 years people power or lacastan bayen reverberated across the country and around the world signaling the post-edso-1 revolution period new filipino songs newspapers speeches and tv programs underwent massive changes the newspapers that enjoyed an overnight increase in circulation were the inquirer the malaya and the people's journal oops is it shaking welcome to 21st century period new trends keep on emerging and innovations continue to be introduced to meet the needs and taste of the new generation 21st century learners are required to be ict savvy to keep up with newer styles and formats of writing new codes and languages are used to add flavor to the literary pieces produced nowadays what a literary adventure a journey from pre-colonial up to the 21st century let us go back to writing a haiku again it is a three line poem with a 575 syllabic distribution here is an example life is a blessing a wonderful gift from him nothing is missing now based on what we have discussed in the different eras of our literary timeline we have proven that as a country and as a nation we are resilient we have not only survived but we have continued to be prolific creative and expressive our appreciation of these literary gifts and expertise is part of our identity as filipinos it is an identity of makajos 21st century learners i hope the literature tour was a fun filled experience for you today we identified the geographic linguistic and ethnic dimensions of philippine literary history from pre-colonial to the contemporary period we also did a sample analysis and interpretation of a text as we went through the pages of our literary history there is more to come from the 21st century literature from the philippines and the world stay tuned for more on the next episode we'll journey through the representative texts from the region see you next time for our hashtag explore with teacher galore only here on depp ed tv [Music] you