Enriquez, Delia C.

Philippine literature: a regional approach / Delia C. Enriquez - Second Edition - Mandaluyong City, Philippines : National Book Store, c2006 - xvi, 471 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Pre-colonial Literature -- Folk Narratives -- Myths -- Legends -- Folktales -- Folk Speech -- Folk Song and their Classification -- The Spanish Colonial Literature -- Literature During the American Period -- Philippine Literature Under Republic -- Philippine Literature After EDSA -- Bibliography -- Study Notes.

The book is arranged into different literary periods. Precolonial period deals with folk literature: folk narratives (myths, legends, folktales, folk epics) ; folk speech (proverbs, riddles); folk poetry (short poems), and folk songs. Spanish colonial period focuses on the written religious and secular works of the period. Spanish colonial period focuses on the written religious and secular works of the period.

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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE -- STUDY AND TEACHING

PL 5531 .C37 2006