BSEE 27

• Filipino Authors

  • Jose dela Cruz
  • Marcelo H. Del Pilar
  • Epifanio delos Santos
  • Francisco dela Cruz Balagtas
  • Jose Rizal
  • Lope K. Santos
  • Jose Corazon de Jesus
  • Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
  • Amado V. Hernandez
  • Emilio Jacinto
  • Nick Joaquin
  • Mariano Ponce
  • Severino Reyes
  • Alejandro G. Abadilla
• Jose dela Cruz (Huseng Sisiw)


  One of the great Tagalog writers during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, given the honorific title "Hari ng Makatang Tagalog"
• Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo


  Novels written by Dr. José Rizal, the country's national hero, that sparked the social awakening of Filipinos during the Spanish colonial era
• Florante at Laura


  Novel written by Francisco Balagtas in the form of 'awit' with four lines per stanza and 12 syllables per line, set in the fictional kingdom of Albania and tackling the story between Duke Florante and Princess Laura
• Marcelo H. Del Pilar


  Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason, leader of the Reform Movement in Spain, "Father of Philippine Journalism", "Father of Philippine Masonry"
• Ilustrado


  Novel written by Miguel Syjuco that landed him the Grand Prize of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize, layered with fiction and non-fiction themes and revolving around the main character Crispin Salvador, a noted writer
• Dekada '70


  Novel by Lualhati Bautista that captures true-to-life scenarios in the '70s, mentioning changes that arose after the Plaza Miranda bombing and the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Philippines, telling the story of lead protagonist Amanda Bartolome and her family
• Epifanio delos Santos


  Noted Filipino historian, journalist, and civil servant, appointed Director of the Philippine Library and Museum, considered one of the best Filipino writers in Spanish of his time and regarded as a literary genius
• Literature


  Any written work that deals with man and his experiences expressed in artistic, imaginative, creative, and meaningful languages which arouses a noble feeling of pleasure in its interpretation and commentary on man's fate and destiny
• Literature is an essential part of history. It tells us something about our past and our present. It has been used to inform what is happening in the country and the world. It is also use for entertainment, to instruct and improve the readers
• Literature


  A body of written works
• Literature


  Imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution
• Ways literature may be classified

  • Language
  • National origin
  • Historical period
  • Genre
  • Subject matter
• To use the word writing when describing literature is itself misleading, for one may speak of "oral literature" or "the literature of preliterate peoples"
• Literature


  The organization of words to give pleasure
• Literature elevates and transforms experience beyond "mere" pleasure. It also functions more broadly in society as a means of both criticizing and affirming cultural values
• It is a form of human expression. But not everything expressed in words – even when organized and written down – is counted as literature
• Writings that are primarily informative – technical, scholarly, journalistic – would be excluded from the rank of literature by most, though not all, critics
• Certain forms of writing are universally regarded as belonging to literature as an art. Individual attempts within these forms are said to succeed if they possess something called artistic merit and to fail if they do not
• Francisco dela Cruz Balagtas (Francisco Baltazar)


  Prominent Filipino poet during the Spanish colonial period, widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates
• Purpose of literature

  Exploring what it is to be human, communicating with others about a huge range of ideas and concerns, helping us to understand people, societies, events, culture
• ABNKKBSNPLAko?!


  Book written by an anonymous Filipino contemporary author whose pen name is Bob Ong, spelt in the texting language and depicting the supposed unforgettable moments of his life as a student, starting from the first time of entering school up to his college days
• Fiction


  A work with imagined facts which illustrates a truth about life
• Non-fiction


  A work based entirely on facts and true events
• Prose


  Writing in narrative form with sentences and paragraphs, using everyday language
• Jose Rizal


  Filipino nationalist and polymath during the Spanish colonial period, tagged as the national hero of the Filipino people, ophthalmologist by profession, key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement
• Poetry


  Writing in form of lines and stanzas, with rhyme and rhythm, and melodious tone. Ideas are expressed in aesthetic and meaningful language, usually using figures of speech
• Biography


  A life account of a person written by other people
• Autobiography


  An author's written account of his or her own life
• Anecdote


  An interesting and amusing story, a short, entertaining account of an event or incident, usually based on real life
• Essay


  A type of prose literature that deals with one subject and expresses the author's personal thoughts and feelings on a subject
• Literary genres

  • Drama
  • Short story
  • Novel
  • Poetry
  • Essay
  • Epic
• Literary genres


  • Characterized by a particular manner of presentation wherein we see clearly the relationship existing among the author, the audience, and the art work itself
• Lope K. Santos


  Filipino Tagalog-language writer and former senator, best known for his 1906 socialist novel Banaag at Sikat and contributions to Filipino grammar and Tagalog orthography
• Literature


  Presents human experience through the medium of language
• Language


  Composed of words combined into sentences to express ideas, emotions, or desire
• Literature


  Presents human experience in various forms: sensations, feelings, moods, attitudes, thoughts, and events in an interrelated series
• Drama


  The artistic work is performed as an objective occurrence witnessed by the audience
• Principal ingredients of literature

  • Subject
  • Form
  • Point of View
• Subject of literature


  The topic or focus of the literary work