What did the Spanish period contribute to Philippine literature?

The existing literature of the Philippine ethnic groups at the time of conquest and conversion into Christianity was mainly oral, consisting of epics, legends, songs, riddles, and proverbs.

What were the Spanish influences on the Philippine languages?

The Spanish language in the Philippines has influenced not only the Standard Tagalog dialect but also its several other variants spoken in different parts of the country. Today, there are more than two million Spanish speakers in the Philippines apart from those who speak some form of Spanish Creole dialect.

What has influenced Philippine literature?

Filipino literature has been influenced by Spanish colonialism, and later, the long-term presence of Americans.

How did the Spanish influence literature in the Philippines?

The figure of Rizal dominates Philippine literature until the present day. Liberalism led to education of the native and the ascendancy of Spanish. But Spanish was undermined by the very ideas of liberation that it helped spread, and its decline led to nativism and a renaissance of literature in the native languages.

Why was American literature important to the Philippines?

The use of English as medium of instruction introduced Filipinos to Anglo-American modes of thought, culture and life ways that would be embedded not only in the literature produced but also in the psyche of the country’s educated class. It was this educated class that would be the wellspring of a vibrant Philippine Literature in English.

What was the literature of the Spanish period?

1. ALIBATA 2. Christian Doctrine 3. Spanish language became the literary language this time 4. European legends and traditions 5. Ancient literature was collected and translated to Tagalog 6.

When did Filipino writers start writing in English?

In 1936, when the Philippine Writers League was organized, Filipino writers in English began discussing the value of literature in society.