Philippine literature

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Philippine literature is the body of oral and written works produced in the Philippines, reflecting its diverse indigenous cultures, colonial history, and evolving national identity across various languages and genres.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literature
country Philippines
hasAward National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Palanca Awards
hasForm oral literature
written literature
hasGenre chronicle
drama
epic
essay
folktale
legend
myth
novel
oration
poetry
proverb
riddle
short story
hasInstitution Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
hasLanguage Bikol
linked to: Bikol language

Cebuano
linked to: Cebuano language

English
Filipino
linked to: Tagalog

Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Ilocano
linked to: Ilocano language

Kapampangan
Spanish
Tagalog
Waray
linked to: Waray language
hasPeriod American colonial period
Japanese occupation period
Spanish colonial period
contemporary period
postwar period
precolonial period
influencedBy American literature
Asian literature
Spanish literature
indigenous Philippine oral traditions
notableAuthor Amado V. Hernandez
Carlos P. Romulo
Edith Tiempo
F. Sionil José
Francisco Balagtas
linked to: Balagtas

José Rizal
Lualhati Bautista
Nick Joaquin
Virgilio Almario
notableWork Doctrina Christiana
El Filibusterismo
Florante at Laura
linked to: Biag ni Lam-ang

Ibong Adarna
Noli Me Tangere
reflects Philippine culture
Philippine history
Philippine national identity

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Christianity in the Philippines influences Philippine literature
Epifanio de los Santos notableWork Tagalog Literature
linked to: Philippine literature
Philippine scripts associatedWith Philippine literature
Bahay kubo representedIn Philippine literature
José Garcia Villa fieldOfWork Philippine literature in English
linked to: Philippine literature