21st century Literature Philippines and the World K to 12 Program

1. Philippine Literature
Spanish Period

2. Notable Works
DoctrinaChristiana
Ang Barlaan at Josaphat
Ang Pasyon
Urbana at Felisa
IbongAdarna
Floranteat Laura

3. Doctrina Christiana
The First Book
Printed in the
Philippines
The Physical Description
printed in Gothic
letters and Tagalog
characters
signed Juan de Cuellar

4. AngBarlaan
at Josaphat
buong pamagat ng aklat ay “Aral na
tunay na totoong pag aacay sa tauo,
nang manga cabanalang gaua nang
manga maloualhating santos na si
Barlaan ni Josafat”
Inilathala ng Lacompania de Jesus
sinulat ng isang
monghe sa monasteryo
ng Sabbas na malapit
sa Jerusalem.”

5. AngPasyon
isang naratibong tula ng Pilipinas, na
nagsasaad ng buhay ni Kristo
unang Pilipinong sumulat at kumanta
ng pasyon sa Tagalog ay si “Padre
Gaspar Aquilino de Belen”
Halos lahat ng pasyon ay nasusulat sa
quintillos

6. Urbana at
Felisa
a novel written in
1938 by Modesto
de Castro
The story relates the
importance of purity
and ideal virtues that
married people should
practice and enrich.

7. Ibong Adarna
isang koridong isinulat
ni Jose dela Cruz
di nagtagal ay
itinanghal na ito sa
mga entablado
maraming nag-aakala na
ang Ibong Adarna ay
katutubo mismo sa
Pilipinas.

8. Florante at
Laura
Kabuuang
pamagat ay
“Pinagdaanang
búhay ni
Florante at ni
Laura sa
kahariáng
Albanya”
May 50 taong gulang na si
Francisco Baltasar nung
ginawa ito.
written in a literary form called Awit

9. Recreation PLays
Tibag
Lagaylay
Cenaculo
Panunuluyan
Salubong
Carillo
Zarzuela
Sainete
moro-moro
Karagatan
Duplo
Balagtasan
Dung-aw
Awit
Corrido

10. Tibag
tibag means to excavate
This ritual was brought here by
the Spaniard to remind the
people about the search of St.
Helena for the Cross on which
Jesus died.

11. Lagaylay
this is a special
occasion for the
Pilareños of Sorsogon
during Maytime to get
together

12. Cenaculo
Panuluyan
this is a dramatic
performance to
commemorate the
passion and death
of Jesus Christ.
Cenaculo is written in
octosyllabic verse
This is a presentation of
the search of the Virgin
Mary and St. Joseph for an
inn wherein to deliver the
baby Jesus.
this is presented before
12:00 on Christmas Eve

13. Carillo
Salubong
The Salubong is an Easter
play that dramatizes the
meeting of the Risen Christ
and his Mother.
this is a form of dramatic
entertainment performed on a
moonless night during a town
fiesta or on dark nights after a
harvest.
This shadow play is made by projecting cardboard
figures before a lamp against a white sheet.

14. Zarzuela
Sainete
it is a musical comedy or
melodrama three acts which dealt
with man’s passions and
emotions like love, hate, revenge,
cruelty, avarice or some social or
political proble.
They were exaggerated
comedies shown between
acts of long plays and were
mostly performed by
characters from the lower
classes.

15. Moro moro
Karagatan
This is performed during
town fiestas to entertain the
people and to remind them
of their Christian religion.
This is a poetic vehicle of a socio-religious nature
celebrated during the death of a person.

16. Duplo This is a poetic joust in speaking and
reasoning.
It is usually played during wakes for the
dead.
Balagtasan
This is a poetic joust or a contest of skills in debate on a particular
topic or issue.
This is replaced the DUPLO and is held to honor
Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar.

17. Awit at Corido
Dung aw
This is a chant in free verse by a
bereaved person or his
representative beside the corpse
of the dead.
It is personalized and
usually deals with the life,
sufferings and sacrifices
of the dead and includes
apologies for his
misdeeds.
Some use these two interchangeably because distinction
is not clear.

18. The End
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