LOPE K.

SANTOS

• A novelist, poet and author

• Father of the National Language Gr
ammar
• He was also called "APO" of the tag
alog writers
• "Banaag at Sikat" was his masterpi
ece
JOSE CORAZON DE JESUS

• Known as Huseng Batute

• He was also called The Poet of
Love in his time
• " ANG ISANG PUNONG KAHO
Y" is believed to be his master
piece
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ

• He was dubbed"Makata ng mga Man

gagagawa (Poet of the Laborers) in o
ur Literature.
• Contributed a lot of writings to litera
ture ;ISANG DIPANG LANGIT, BAYANG
MALAYA, MUNTING LUPA and ANG P
ANDAY (His masterpiece).
VALERIANO HERNANDEZ PEÑA

• Known as Tandang Anong

• His pen name was "Kuntil Butil"
(small grain)
• Father of Tagalog Novels
• His masterpiece was "NENA AT N
ENENG"
IÑIGO ED REGALADO

• Son of a popular writer known as Odal

ager
• Popular story-teller, novelist and newsp
aperman
THE TAGALOG DRAMA
During the American Period, Severino
Reyes and Hermogenes Ilagan started the
movement against moro- moro and show
the people the values one can get from th
e zarzuela and the simple plays.
The people one should not for
get in the field of writing a
re:
• SEVERINO REYES : Father of the tagalog drama and
author of the immortal WALANG SUGAT.
• AURELIO TOLENTINO: Dramatist whom the Kapamp
angan take pride. His writings were LUHANG TAGAL
OG and KAHAPON, NGAYON AT BUKAS.
HERMOGENES ILAGAN PATRICIO MARIANO
• Founded the group Ca • Wrote the novel "NINA
mpaña Ilagan that pres Y" and "ANAK NG DAGA
ented many dramas in L T".
uzon.
JULIAN CRUZ BALMACE
DA
• Wrote " BUNGANGA N
G PATING" which gave
him much honor and f
ame.
TAGALOG SHORT STORY
MGA KUWENTONG GINTO PAROLANG GINTO
(GOLDEN STORIES) (GOLDEN LANTERN)
• Published in 1936 and TALAANG BUGHAW
• Written by Alejandro Abadil (BLUE LIST)
la and Clodualdo del Mund • (Golden Lantern)Written by
o Pedrito Reyes
• (Blue List) by Abadilla
TAGALOG POETRY
• Even if poetry writin
g is as old as history,
poetry still surfaces
with its sweetness,
beauty, and melody.
OTHER FORMS OF LITE
RATURE
RECOGNIZED IN THE FIELD OF ILOCANO LITERATURE

Pedro Bukaneg
• Father of Ilocano Literat
ure
• His name was derived fr
om the word "Bukaneg"
which means balagtasan
CLARO CALUYA
• Prince of Ilocano Po
ets

LEON PICHAY
• Known as the best b
ukanegero
LITERATURE OF KAPAM
PANGANS
TWO STALWARTS IN THE LITERATURE OF T
HE KAPAMPANGANS WHO STAND OUT
JUAN CRISOSTOMO SOTO AURELIO TOLENTINO
• Father of Kapampangan • Translated "KAHAPON,
Literature NGAYON AT BUKAS" int
• The word CRITOSAN (m o Kapampangan which
eaning balagtasan) in Ta he called
galog is taken from his • "NAPON, NGENI AT Buk
name. as"
VISAYAN LITERATURE
ERIBERTO GUMBAN
-Father of Visayan Literature

MAGDALENA JALANDONI
- Devoted her talent to
the novel
-Wrote ANG MGA TUNOK
SAN ISA KA BULACLAC