This story is about the struggle and love of the Duke Florante and Princess Laura of Albania during the war between the Christian Albanians and the Moros (Muslim people).
What is "Florante at Laura" by Francisco Balagtas?
This theory applies the ideas of Freudian psychology to literature.
What is the psychoanalytical theory?
A fictitious narrative compressed into one unit of time, place, and action.
What is a short story?
He was the founder and first editor of La Solidaridad.
Who is Graciano Lopez Jaena?
This refers to any form of verbal art which is transmitted by word of mouth.
What is oral literature?
A Filipino novel by Lualhati Bautista that tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
What is "Dekada '70"?
This approach focuses on what is going on in the reader’s mind during the process of reading a text.
What is reader-response criticism?
A short work of writing that treats a topic from an author's personal point of view, it is derived from the French word, "essai."
What is an essay?
He is dubbed as Makata ng mga Manggagawa (Poet of the Laborers) because he pictures in his poem the intense love for the poor worker or laborer.
Who is Amado V. Hernandez?
Bugtong: Lumabas, pumasok, dala-dala ay panggapos.
What is needle or karayom?
A short story about an over-thirty years old bachelor, Alfredo Salazar who is about to get married to his fiancée, Esperanza. His love and passion for his fiancé started fading as he was attracted to another girl named Julia Salas.
What is "Dead Stars" by Paz Latorena?
It examines the political, social, and economic subjugation of women in society.
What is feminism or feminist criticism?
A poetic joust or a contest of skills in the debate on a particular topic or issue.
What is Balagtasan?
He is the Father of the National Language Grammar and is best known for his socialist novel, Banaag at Sikat.
Who is Lope K. Santos?
Ili-Ili Tulog Anay is a lullaby song originated from _______.
Where is Iloilo?
A short story set in the Philippines and centered on a boy named Dodong, a farmer's son who, at an early age, decided to marry his loved one—Teang.
What is "Footnote to Youth" by Jose Garcia Villa?
This approach focuses on form, stressing symbols, images, etc., and how one part of the work relates to other parts and the whole.
What is formalism?
A dramatic performance of the passion and death of Christ.
What is cenakulo?
He is a Filipino playwright and book publisher who wrote the play "The World is an Apple" and "Oli Impan."
Who is Alberto Florentino?
Based on the story of Ibong Adarna, what mountain does a legendary bird is said to be found on?
Mt. Tabor
The first catechism was produced in the Philippines.
What is Doctrina Christiana?
This approach focuses on the connection of the work to the historical period in which it was written.
What is the historical approach or historicism?
These are lyrics poems that have a measure of eight syllables and are recited to a material beat.
What are corridos or kuridos?
He is the National Artist in Literature who wrote the short story "Summer Solstice?"
Who is Nick Joaquin?
An epic poem that recounts the story of the exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers, Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon, and Dumalapdap. The word means tales from the mouth of the Halawod River.
What is Hinilawod?