21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 1 – Module 4: Historical Overview of Philippine Literature: Post-colonial Period

The module covers only one topic, that is:

Lesson 4 –Philippine Literature during Post-colonial Period

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the geographic, linguistic, and ethnic dimensions of Philippine literary history in the post-colonial up to contemporary period;

2. differentiate/compare and contrast the various 21st century literary genres and the ones from the earlier genres/periods citing their elements, structures and traditions;

3. determine representative texts and authors from different regions through oral history research; and

4. situate selected texts in the current context to enrich understanding.