Introduction to Philippine Literary History

   Even culture, technology, and people evolve and advance with time for each period that has gone by, including today's people. Everything is different now. From various groups of individuals, ethnicities, communities, states, and countries that reflect their cultures, opinions, beliefs, and lifestyles, many were added and many were eliminated.

Six eras made up the early stage of Philippine literary history. the pre-Spanish, pre-colonization, propaganda and revolutionary, american colonial, occupation by the Japanese, and modern periods.

Let's start with the pre-Spanish era, when technology was in its infancy and nonexistent. The Spaniards had an impact on us, and we adopted their customs, including folklore and folk music. Here, we learned how to artistically convey our emotions and attitudes.

The Filipino people were able to preserve their native customs, and their poetry took the form of lyrical folksongs and riddles.

Pre-Spanish literary genres persisted, but there was a progressive shift in focus away from nature and natural events toward saints' biographies, hymns, miracles, and invocations based on Catholic Church beliefs.

Spanish colonialism had a significant impact on all Filipinos, changing their chatolicism-related beliefs.

 

During the pre-colonial era,

At 1565, the Spanish conquistadors established a colonial administration in Cebu. In 1571, they moved the government's headquarters to Manila and started colonizing the nation. In 1896, the Filipinos rebelled and carried out Asia's first nationalist uprising.

Let's continue in the stage of propaganda where Filipinos are taught to be conscious of any presumptions prevalent in the situation. The "Ilustrados" (intellectual indios) began agitating for reforms, equality, and betterment during the Philippine history and literature's "propaganda period," which roughly ran from 1868 to 1898 but most of their activities took place between 1880 and 1895.

The propagandists were unable to achieve many reforms, and the Revolutionary era began. Of course, this was more violent, because it calls for total independence from Spain. Andres Bonifacio created the Katipunan after reading one of Rizal's books for inspiration. The tagalog pieces, which represented a type of revolution, were printed in the society's newspaper, Kalayaan.

Literature from the twenty-first century, as a whole, is anything that was created and released in the 2000s. Giving a detailed and definitive definition of the literature of the twenty-first century in the Philippines and elsewhere is premature. However, it is feasible to consider modern literature as a response to and conversation with already-existing expressive cultural forms. As we use technology more frequently, we also develop new forms of expressive culture and learn about more of those already in existence. We have access to a broad variety of information via the internet, and this has given people—especially young people—opportunities to start writing and expressing their views, ideas, and feelings. The ideal illustration would be WattPad. In 2006, it gained popularity among young Filipinos.

What makes us who we are now is rooted in our history. To strengthen the present, this functioned as an experience.