4 literature in the spanish colonial period
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Literature in the Spanish Colonial PeriodAn Overview
Brief Timeline1521 was the year the Spanish
colonizers came◦the start of the rule of the “cross and
the sword”◦Half a century later, colonization and
evangelization, through Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Fray Andres Urdaneta respectively
Brief Timeline 1834
◦International trade opened
1869◦Opening of the Suez Canal
Event leads to burgeoning of agricultural industry
◦Carlos Ma. De la Torre, a sympathetic governor-general, was appointed, opening up a movement led by middle class for reforms
Brief Timeline1593, the year when Doctrina
Christiana, was printed, first book ever printed in the country
Notes on Spanish ColonizationThe use of faith (Christian) to
supplant the existing native, local belief◦Politics and religion were already
mixing at that time!Colonial strategy was to
undermine oral traditionThe Spaniards eventually hired
translators for the instructional materials, marking the beginning of “Indio” literacy
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureFrancisco de San Jose, Fernando
Bagong Banta and Gaspar Aquino de Belen◦Translators of Spanish texts◦The most famous is de Belen, a poet
translator who wrote the Tagalog version for the Passion of Christ
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureJose dela Cruz
◦The foremost proponent of komedya ◦His appeal to the non-literate was
universal
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureFrancisco Baltazar
◦Also known as “Balagtas”◦Acknowledged master of traditional
poetry◦Was a child of the global bourgeois
revolution, thanks largely to the Industrial Revolution
◦Best known for his work, Florante at Laura about tyranny in Albania
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteraturePedro Paterno
◦Wrote Ninay, first Filipino novel and written in Spanish
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureJose Rizal
◦chose realistic novel as his medium◦Chose prose over poetry, challenging
figurative tradition set by Balagtas◦Famous for his works Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureGraciano Lopez-Jaena and
Marcelo Del Pilar◦Liberal Reformists◦Formed the Propaganda Movement,
and printed works that were considered subversive
Colonial Writers of Philippine LiteratureAndres Bonifacio and Emilio
Jacinto◦Writers and social critics
REVOLUTIONARIES!
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