Hiligaynon Literature DOC

Title	Hiligaynon Literature
Author	Donna Belza
Pages	30
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Belza, Cabillo, Cantos 1 Donadette Belza Rick Jay Cabillo Darius Cantos Dr. Ronald Baytan LIT730M 18 October 2014 Hiligaynon Literature Overview Hiligaynon literature is the construct of the Hiligaynons, a group of brown people who inhibit the Western part of the Visayan Region in the central part of the Philippine archipelago (Hosillos, 1). These people, popularly known also as the Ilonggos, are blend of the indigene—the Negrito, the Indonesian, and the Malay, the blend later infused with the Indian, Chinese, Arab, Spanish, American and other races. However, the nature of this region, the races that peopled it, and the society and culture that they have developed are determinants of the literature created by the Hiligaynons at the specific moments of their lives, and at particular stages of their cultural development. Geographical, Economic, Socio-political and Cultural Context, Key Traditions and Forms Located in Central Philippines, Western Visayas lies between two large bodies of water—the Sibuyan Sea and the Visayan Sea. Constituting of approximately 6.74 percent of the total land area of the country, the region is composed of six provinces, namely; Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo on Panay Island, Guimaras on Guimaras Island and Negros Occidental on Negros Island. These provinces inhabit one of the 1...