PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD Early Times – 1564 The first period of the Philippine literary history is the longest. Folk speeches, folk songs and indigenous rituals are part of their daily lives. System of Writing 3. Both suggest that there was a presence of human settlement before the Austronesian-speaking people and the Negritos arrived in the country. Historical Background Long before the Spaniard and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as trace in our folk stories, old plays and short stories. The Negritos were the earliest settlers but their presence in the country … History. From the 10th AD century Filipinos tr… This was how the Maranaws, the Maguindanaws, and the Tausogs of Mindanao and Igorots, Ifugao, Bontocs and Kalingas of the Mountain Province were able to preserve the integrity of their ethnic heritage. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal with the same subjects? Precolonial poetry were composed of poems composed of different dialects of the islands. The Boxer Codex manuscript. We can say that Philippine literature, in spite of the many restrictions, still surreptitiously retained its luster. The advent of missionaries and English educators led to the establishing of English newspapers and magazines which were short-lived. The Three Literary Periods 5. The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country's history. The written record of the Philippine Islands starts with the coming of the Spaniards. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The final, successful revolt began in 1896 and was marred by the executions of Filipino national hero Jose Rizal (by the Spanish) and Andres Bonifacio (by rival Emilio Aguinaldo ). Teodoro A. Agoncillo (November 9, 1912 – January 14, 1985) was one of the pre-eminent Filipino historians of the 20th century. 19th century marks a change in the literary development when Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe wrote about colonization and the associated downsides. They grew rice and domesticated animals. Philippine theater at this stage consisted largely in its simplest form, of mimetic dances imitating natural cycles and work activities. The Literary Forms in Philippine Literature by: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country's history. HISTORY Not much about history has been written by Filipino writers. Today the Philippines is an archipelago of 7,000 islands. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of … Languages 2. This article is on Stephan Hawking. European civilization was imbued into the local traditions through religion and institutions. At its most sophisticated, theater consisted of religious rituals presided over by a priest or priestess and participated in by the community. The subject was invariably the common experience of the people constituting the village-food-gathering, creature and objects of nature, work in the home, field, forest or sea, caring for children, etc. The most significant pieces of oral literature that may safely be presumed to have originated in prehistoric times are folk epics. Article submitted on August 26, 2009. ( Log Out / Literature … The lyrics of religious songs may of course be classified as poetry also, although the rhythm and the rhyme may not be the same. There’s an emerging trend to study the social history of the country (i.e. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country's pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. The cost is usually paid by the student. However between 3,000 BC and 2,000 BC people learned to farm. At this phase of literary development, any member of the community was a potential poet, singer or storyteller as long as he knew the language and had been attentive to the conventions f the forms.