Philippines Literature Essay

The diversity and richness of Philippine literary productions evolved typeface by side with the countrys history. Long before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed or curing foot on Philippine shores, our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories, old plays and short stories. Our ancestors as well as had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. LITERATURE the body of oral and written works, text, books, poetry, etc. these be the several things that concern this subject. we have been exposed to literature ever since we were young. reading, writing, thats what we do. but is this really the message of literature?the time i realized that i was going to take up Philippine writings this semester, i was rather a bit curios about what would be in store for me, for the whole class.our lit instructor Ms.Dinah L aguna-Mission is very enthusiastic in principle us. never came a time that i snarl sleepy or bored during our lit. subject. she has a lively voice and pronunciation, lively gestures and the witty use of spoken language were the things i looked forward to every time she came.at first, i expect that the subject content and the teaching method was just a repetition of what has been taught to us during high school. but i was wrong, the different musical genre of literature, different devices and ever famous figures of speech were the ones being taught to us.After all the experiences and new knowledge imparted to me, i realized that Literature is not only about just reading the stories, poems, riddles, etc. but any its understanding them deeply. i thank Ms. Mission for imparting this knowledge imparted to me and the whole class for making this locomote bearable and truly enjoyable one. it was beyond doubt an accomplishment for us and so, even if i displace the subject Philippines Literature, the things ilearned, the memories and experience will truly mo no matter what. _