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ExplanatioPhilippine Literature during American-Japanese Period

American Period (1898-1941)

Over the years, Philippine literature has been into its emergence. From our

prehistoric times until modern day, there were several discovery, creativity and wide

range of imagination. All these things happened because of the experiences of our

country whether slavery, freedom, poverty and independence.

With a certain degree of freedom of the press from Spanish Slavery, the writers in tagalong began to express themselves more freely.

Characteristics and Features of the Period

1. Zarsuelas- it started during 1893; however, Severino Reyes popularized

new dramatic form and soon old forms slowly disappeared. In the first

period of the American regime, theme was no longer more about Christians

and Muslims but between Filipinos and Spaniards.

Nationalistic writers took heart and during the first decade of the American

Colonial Regime, wrote stage plays that were critical of the United Staes or

advocating independence.

Example of Stage Plays: Juan Abad’s Tanikalang Ginto, Aurelio Tolentino’s

Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas and Luhang Tagalog, Tomas Remigio’s Malaya

and Juan Matapang Cruz’s Hindi Ako Patay.

There were also less critical and revolutionary plays, like Sandugong

Panaginip, the tagalong translation of a play in Spanish Written by Pedro

Paterno, Tatlong pung Salapi, Kalahi, and Pulong Pinaglahuan.

All these plays helped fortify nationalistic spirit of the Filipino; as a result,

US authority ordered an arrest to writers whose play result to riots. Thus,  harmless plays were showed such as Roman Reyes’ Salamin ng Pag-ibig,

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