Philippine Literature

Submitted by:Andrea Anne D.C Mendoza

Spanish Period

Notable Works

Doctrina Christiana

prestigious among numerous religious literary works for having been the first published book in the Philippines in 1593.

Ang Barlaan at Josaphat

the most relevant version in Tagalog una't prosang revolvinglives of two saints. The full title of the book is actually very Lessonsin tauo aacay support, as ignorant as ignorant maloualhatingcabanalang gaua saints that ipinalaman Barlaan of Jehoshaphatthat the letter by S. John Damaceno translations in Tagalog by FrayAntonio de Borja.

Ang PasyonA narrative poem of the Philippines, speaks of Christ's life, from

birth to his crucifixion on the cross

UrbanaAt

Felisa is an example of the book of conduct that emerged in Europe during the Renaissance. Its author used the epistolary style where in a series of thirty-four letters, members of a family in Paombong, Bulacan gave each other advice on the ideal conduct and behavior expected of a middle-class and Christian family.

Ibong Adarna

a written koridong Jose de la Cruz during the Spanish era that is now part of Philippine Literature and mythology.

Florante at

LauraBy Francisco Balagtas (more famously known

as Francisco Balagtas) is considered as one of the masterpieces of Philippine Literature.

Recreation Plays

Tibag

Dramatic performance for the purpose of manifesting devotion For the holy cross.

LagaylayAn drooped cup pagrokyáw religious devotion to the

Holy Cross.

CenaculoA dramatic performance to commemorate the passion

and death of Jesus Christ.

Panunuluyan

A practice of the Filipino Christian presents intricate journey by Santo Joseph and Mary from Nazareth toward Bethlehem to find a place to mapagsisilangan Jesus Christ.

Salubong  an Easter Sunday pre-dawn ritual that re-enacts the Risen Christ's meeting with His mother. It is performed in the churchyard under a specially prepared arch where the veiled image of the Virgin Mary has been placed.

Zarzuela

a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance.

Sainete

A popular Spanish comic opera piece, a one-act dramatic vignette, with music. It was often placed at the end of entertainments, or between other types of performance.

Moro-Moro

A play that became popular in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. 

Balagtasan

An art which presents a kind of literary thoughts or want to express aperson through speech matches the latter (rhyme). This type ofagitation of the two key parties about a different subject.

Dung-aw

A chant in free verse by a bereaved person or his representative besides the corpse of the dead

Awit

A kind of narrative that consists of  four verses each stanza, each verse has twelve syllables, and the traditional end match is singular.

Corrido

Have measures of eight syllables and recited to a martial beat.