LESSON 1: Philippine Literature in English
Literature in English from the Philippines reflects Filipino culture,
experience, and imagination.
• It is not just communication, but expression shaped by individual
perception of reality—meaning writers use language to create
Purpose of Studying
• Literature connects us to human experience, helping us understand others and
ourselves.
• It enriches imagination, interpretation, and empathy.
• Studying literature builds critical reading and thinking skills.
Essence of literature
• Aesthetic
- literature of power
- to move/to affect
- example: entertainment (romance, fiction)
• Didactic
- literature of knowledge
- to teach
- to informed
- example (textbooks, dictionaries, articles, mostly non fiction)
Divisions of Genres
Fiction - imaginary, not real
Non fiction - fact based, true
Prose - normally presented in sentence and paragraph
Poetry - written in stanza, uses imaginative/flowerly words.
Drama - written in detail, intended to be performed.
Lesson 2: ORAL LORE from Pre-Colonial Times
•Oral lore refers to traditions, stories, and knowledge passed down by word of
mouth before the arrival of Spanish colonizers.
Literature in English from the Philippines reflects Filipino culture,
experience, and imagination.
• It is not just communication, but expression shaped by individual
perception of reality—meaning writers use language to create
Purpose of Studying
• Literature connects us to human experience, helping us understand others and
ourselves.
• It enriches imagination, interpretation, and empathy.
• Studying literature builds critical reading and thinking skills.
Essence of literature
• Aesthetic
- literature of power
- to move/to affect
- example: entertainment (romance, fiction)
• Didactic
- literature of knowledge
- to teach
- to informed
- example (textbooks, dictionaries, articles, mostly non fiction)
Divisions of Genres
Fiction - imaginary, not real
Non fiction - fact based, true
Prose - normally presented in sentence and paragraph
Poetry - written in stanza, uses imaginative/flowerly words.
Drama - written in detail, intended to be performed.
Lesson 2: ORAL LORE from Pre-Colonial Times
•Oral lore refers to traditions, stories, and knowledge passed down by word of
mouth before the arrival of Spanish colonizers.
