Philippine Literature

Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of  prehistory, and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20th century in Spanish S panish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish, English, Tagalog, and/or other native Philippine languages.

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I suppose, either: 1. Literature written about or set in the Philippines. 2. Literature written by residents of the Philippines or the dec endants of residents of the Philippines. 3. Literature which highlights Filipino culture or customs. 4. Literature in which the main characters are Filipinos, or 5. Literature written in Tagalog or another Filipino language.

Philippine literature focuses on the legends of prehistory, and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. The Philippine literature is written in Tagalog, Spanish and English. They focus on poetry, poetr y, romance and dramas.

The study of literature during this period (the 20th and 21st Century writings) gives fascinating insight to the change that was going on in the Philippines and how the Filipino people were dealing with this. In this way the study of Philippine literature is actually also a study of part of the history of both Spain and America and demonstrates how the Filipino people related to these countries.

We study literature so that we can better appreciate our literary heritage. We cannot appreciate something that we dod ot understand . Through a study of our literature, we can trace the rich heritage. Of ideas handed down to us from our forefathers. Then we can understand ourselves better and take  pride in being a FILIPINO.

The Philippine literature, it is important because by this we can  preserve the literature's we have today. If no one would introduce or explain it to the up coming generations it would not exist in the next generation.