Literature in its broadest sense, is any written work, although some definitions include spoken or sung texts. Present literature mostly deals with social problems including poverty, political issues, sex-related issues, racial and familial problems. Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional.
Literature in its broadest sense, is any written work, although some definitions include spoken or sung texts. Present literature mostly deals with social problems including poverty, political issues, sex-related issues, racial and familial problems. Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional.
Literature in its broadest sense, is any written work, although some definitions include spoken or sung texts. Present literature mostly deals with social problems including poverty, political issues, sex-related issues, racial and familial problems. Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional.
Literature in its broadest sense, is any written work. Etymologically the
term derives from Latin litaritura/litteratura "writing formed with letters", although some definitions include spoken or sung texts. The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature. Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to interpret facts through things like characters actions and words or the authors style of writing and the intent behind the words. Pre-colonial inhabitants of our islands showcase a rich past through their folk speeches, folk songs, folk narratives and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances that affirm our ties with our Southeast Asian neighbors. Spain conquered the Philippines for more ordinary reasons but contributed much in the shaping and recording Philippine literature. Literature in this period may be classified as religious prose and poetry and secular prose and poetry. A new set of colonizers brought about new changes in Philippine literature and with literary modernism that highlighted the writer's individuality and cultivated consciousness of craft, sometimes at the expense of social consciousness. Many colonizers came to the country and despite their dominance; they have contributed to the richness of countrys literature. Philippine literature before are diverse and rich. Colonizers brought to the country liberal ideas and an internationalism that influenced our own Filipino intellectuals and writers for them to understand the meanings of liberty and freedom thus, creating the emergent literature. Filipino writers continue to write poetry, short stories, novellas, novels and essays whether these are socially committed, gender/ethnic related or are personal in intention or not. Present literature mostly deals with social problems including poverty, political issues, sex-related issues, racial and familial problems. Old literature tackles sex-related issues depicted in their riddles just like stories nowadays that reveal rape cases. Also the strength of characters in fighting for the grievances in life is showed. More bold and sensitive topics are uncovered in different genres bringing interested and updated issues. Racial discrimination prevails in most of the emergent literatures. It also tackles that poverty introduces people to more sacrificing and dangerous situation and accompanied with problems involving sex. Also, the political issues that causes trouble between people is emphasized. Through literature we are able to continuously uncover new information about history and introducing new taste of present literature. Information became easier to pass down from generation to generation once we began to write it down. From the emergent literature, people were able to study new issues, improve on ideas, further gained knowledge, and improve academic fields. In much the same way as the literature that we study today continue to be updated as we continue to evolve and learn more and more. Literature today exists in symbiosis with national literatures, enabling writers in small countries to reach out to global audiences, and helping readers
around the world gain a better sense of the world around them as it has been reflected and refracted in the worlds literatures over the past five millennia.