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II.
death of Christ
Francisco Balagtas the literary giant for awit; wrote Florante at Laura
Royal decree of 1863 complete educational system (primary, secondary and tertiary level)
19th century prose led by Pedro Paterno (wrote Ninay, 1885) and Jose Rizal (wrote Noli Me
movement
Spain then ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1898
III.
Plays were conducted to make Americans aware of the Filipinos cultural legacy and struggle
anti-colonial streak
English became the medium of instruction; this led to the deterioration of Philippine resistance
IV.
American movies
Short story genre showcased Filipinos skill in writing
a. The Wound and the Scar by Arturo Rotor
b. How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife by Manuel Arguilla
Great Depression led to the rallying of peasants and labor workers
Novelists who wrote of the times and its social conflicts and clashes:
a. Lope K. Santos Banaag at Sikat (1904)
b. Faustino Aguilar Pinaglahuan (1907)
Pacific War broke out in 1941, bringing the Japanese to the Philippines
a. Lazaro M. Francisco has a supple prose style responsive to the nuances of ideas and
sternest stuff of passions; wrote Ama (1930); Bayang Nagpatiwakal (1932)
b. Amado V. Hernandez wrote novels that reflected the political and economic troubles in the
1950s; wrote Luha ng Buwaya (1962) and Mga Ibong Mandaragit (1960)
Elements of the Anglo-American tradition in:
a. Alejandro Abadilla a poet who was a crusader of freedom, obsessed with the self for he
believed that individuals true to themselves would usher a better society; wrote Ako ang
Daigdig
b. Macario Pineda a young Tagalog fictionist who started as a writer using English; wrote 25
the ramparts of the Free World; died in a plane crash on March 17, 1957
Claro Recto challenged Magsaysays subservience to the dictates of the U.S.
Kerima Polotan writes on the psychology of women sensitive to the corruption of urban life;