Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology

by Bienvenido L. Lumbera (Editor), Cynthia Nograles Lumbera (Editor)

Through the years, this book on Philippine Literature has helped students understand the pressures which shaped Philippine writing, and how writers and their audience responded to those pressures. Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology gives direction to the study of Philippine Literature and provides an interpretation of literary development in the Philippines.

Genres: Literature, History

456 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Bienvenido L. Lumbera was born on April 11, 1932. He spent most of his youth in Batangas until he entered the University of Santo Tomas in 1950 to pursue a degree in journalism. He completed his M.A. and then his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at Indiana University in 1967. Lumbera writes in English and Filipino, and has produced works in both languages.

He has a poetry collection entitled Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa (1993), and Balaybay: Mga Tulang Lunot at Manibalang, a collection of new poems in Filipino and those from Likhang Dila. He has several critical works, including Abot-Tanaw: Sulyap at Suri sa Nagbabagong Kultura at Lipunan (1987) and Writing the Nation/Pag-akda ng Bansa (2000). He has also done several librettos, among them Tales of the Manuvu (1977) and Rama Hari (1980). Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang May Musika (DLSU, 2003) collects the four historical musicals Nasa Puso ang Amerika, Bayani, Noli Me Tangere: The Musical, and Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria Laktaw.

Dr. Lumbera has been a recipient of numerous awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts in 1993, the Gawad CCP, Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas, Manila Critics' Circle and the Palanca. He has also gained Professor Emeritus status in the University of the Philippines. He also serves in the Board of Advisers of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. This 2006, for his creative and critical work directed towards a literature rooted in the search for nationhood, Dr. Lumbera received the much-coveted title of National Artist for Literature.

Reviews

[Nino · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good reference to use in a Philippine literature course. It covers Philippine literature from the pre-Hispanic to the what it refers to as "Literature after EDSA (1986-1995)." Unlike the previous editions, however, this collection presents only the English translations of Philippine writing in the local and Spanish languages.

The Lumberas present a brief historical overview of every period, with short analyses of selected literary pieces from each period. The English translations are done by multi-awarded Filipino writers in English.

[Jossie Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is interesting :)

[Nico · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned a lot from this book. There are a lot of writers that I still do not know and this book introduced me to them. I love the timeline outline that showcases the evolution of our literature for the past generations and in the future.

[Jhon Palao · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think i could be able find in answers to what are the other literature in the different region in the Philippines

[Renkle John · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to read this book

[Mauten · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a good book, i learned a lot and thanks to this book because i can now advanced read for our next lesson

[Sharmaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Zavanna Key · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning something

[Kc Germar · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic.

[Jerome · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is awesome book about our history.

[Jiwan Bhattarai]

great work by the writer]

[Ly Manalo · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Angelica Eunice · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

i want to read it

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That this book will be useful to me

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[Sha Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Loki Tupas]

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[Dave Dave]

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