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21st Century Literature From The Philippines and The World

The document discusses oppression and representation in Philippine literature and canon. It defines key vocabulary like oppression, persona, allegory, and canon. It then provides examples of works that expressed struggles against oppression during the Spanish colonial period, including writings by Jose Rizal, Hermenegildo Flores, Marcelo H. Del Pilar, and Andres Bonifacio. The document also briefly mentions the controversial novel Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas by Aurolio Tolentino that sharply criticized the early American period in the Philippines.

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21st Century Literature From The Philippines and The World

The document discusses oppression and representation in Philippine literature and canon. It defines key vocabulary like oppression, persona, allegory, and canon. It then provides examples of works that expressed struggles against oppression during the Spanish colonial period, including writings by Jose Rizal, Hermenegildo Flores, Marcelo H. Del Pilar, and Andres Bonifacio. The document also briefly mentions the controversial novel Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas by Aurolio Tolentino that sharply criticized the early American period in the Philippines.

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LESSON 2/ POETRY

REPRESENTATION AND THE


PHILIPPINES CANON
OPPRESSION
VOCABULARY:

1. Oppression – is a familiar word in the Filipino


vocabulary. It is when a person or group in a
position of power controls the less powerful in cruel
and unfair ways.

2. Dramatic Situation – it is the combination of


setting, characters, and action in a poem, in which
is supposed to engage the reader.

3. Persona – it refers to the speaker or teller of the


poem.
4. Allegory – it pertains to the symbolic representation
of truths or generalization about human existence.

5. Canon – it is the collection of works determined by


a society to have significant value and importance.

6. Personification – it refers to the figure of speech


where a non-human object is given human qualities.
 Oppression and the struggle against it are
common themes in Philippine Literature.

 Examples of Filipino Writings


 Jose Rizal
 Noli Me Tangere
 El Filibusterismo
 Hermenegildo Flores
 Hibik ng Pilipinas sa Inang Espanya
 Marcelo H. Del Pilar
 Sagot ng Espanya sa Hibik Ng Pilipinas
Andres Bonifacio
 Katapusang Hibik ng Pilipinas

 literary expressions of what were perceived to be


abuses by the colonizing power.

 Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas ( Aurolio Tolentino) –


was controversial during the early American
period because of its sharp criticism of the US.
TRACKBACK:
THE SPANISH OPPRESSION

 The Marcos era was seen to be one of the most


oppressive periods in the Philippine history, and
yet, a quick glance at the internet reveals a
number of claims that this era was supposedly
the best time in Philippine history. Why?

 Interview your lola/lolo or people who experience


under Marcos Administration.

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