Filipino author of a classic, “Writing the Nation”, playwright and critic, Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, a National Artist for Literature. Dr. Lumbera’s contributions to the cultural landscape of the Philippines have left a lasting impact on generations of writers and scholars.
From the Filipiniana Book Shelf we review the post-modern novel llustrado by Miguel Syjuco. What makes Illustrado special is its fresh take on storytelling.
Authors use prologues, interludes, and epilogues to manipulate time and provide context in their narratives.
Post-structuralism questions the idea of fixed structures, stable meanings, and universal truths. New paradigms respond to how texts are read in their production of meanings for the contemporary times.
Language is the focus in close reading modern texts where the author has veered away from the classical models of storytelling.