21st CENTURY LIT

• literature always anticipates life. it does not copy but it molds to its purpose
• literature came from the latin word "litera" meaning acquaintance with letters
• didactic - contains moral values
• literature - let us experience the life of other people. a simulation for the past, present and future like a time machine
• what is literature for?

  it saves us time

  it makes you nice

  it prepares you for future
• literature - a body of literary productions either oral, written or visual containing imaginative language that realistically portrays thoughts, emotions, and experiences of the human condition
• literature

  • provides insights and intellectual stimulation to the reader
  • a product of a particular culture
  • is an art that reflects the work of imagination, aesthetics, and creative writing
• universality 


  how literature appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are all considered significant
• artistry


  refers to the aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a sense of beauty
• intellectual value 


  stimulates critical thinking that enriches mental processes of abstract and reasoning. making man realize the fundamental truths of life and its nature
• suggestiveness


  refers to man's emotional power to define symbolisms, nuances, implied meanings, images and messages, giving and evoking visions above and beyond the plane of ordinary life and experience
• spiritual value 


  elevates the spirit and the soul thus has the power to motivate and inspire, drawn from the suggested morals or lessons of the different literary genres
• permanence 


  refers to how literature endures across time and draws out the time factor, timeliness occuring at a particular time and timelessness, remaining inavariable through time
• style 


  it presents peculiar way/s on how man sees life as evidenced by the forms, structures, and expressions which are marked by their memorable substance
• mimesis - representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature.
• literature is

  • second-hand experience
  • perspective
  • helps us live and due with wisdom, goodness, and sanity
• fundamental truth - core principle, based on cultural and religion or beliefs.
• absolute truth - based on facts
• pastiche - mosaic/combination
• 21st century literature - what is now and what will be
• how does history converge literature?

  literature is a product of culture

  culture is part of history

  helps us identify our own identity
• "epic poetry and tragedy, as also comedy are all viewed as whole modes of imitation" - by aristotle
• philippine literature

  
  

  • diverse and evolved
  • started with fables and legends
  • focused on pre-colonial cultural traditions and socio-political histories
• why do we need to study PH literature?

  to keep history alive

  to learn about history
• pre-spanish/pre-hispanic - pertains to a period in a particular nation's history that was not yet colonized by spain
• pre-spanish era (1500's)

  • considered as the longest literary period
  • oral in nature
  • contains ideas from birth to grave
  • open for alterations
  • sources are from local native town folks
  • revered by many filipinos
• the spanish friars burned their alphabet in the belief that they were works of the devil or were written on materials that quickly perished (barks of trees, dried leaves, and bamboo cylinders) which could not have remained firm even if preserved
• characteristics of pre-spanish literature

  • oral in tradition
  • common themes were
  • nature
  • supernatural events
  • bravery of heroes
  • customs
  • ideologies
  • considered as the fundamental truth
  • shorter plots
  • characters have distinguishable characteristics
  • melodious and has rhythm
• epics - long narratives of heroic deeds
• riddle - double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved
• proverbs - expression of wisdom based on common and real life experiences
• folktales (alamat) - talks about the origin of things
• myths - origin of man and the world and supernatural beings
• legends - origin of place or things
• folklore - life and the beliefs of the ancestors
• dian masalanta - goddess of lovers, childbirth, and peace
• mayari - goddess of the moon
• hanan - goddess of the morning
• tala - goddess of the stars
• idianale - goddess of labor and good deeds