A survey of Filipino literature in English, from apprenticeship to contemporary, with a preview of the early stages of Filipino literature
/ edited by Josephine Bass Serrano and Trinidad Mano Ames
- xix, 241 pages
Includes index.
Short story Dead stars / Paz Marquez-Benitez Sunset / Paz Latorena Zita / Arturo B. Rotor Poetry The Angelus / Natividad Marquez Silent trails / M. de Gracia Concepcion Air castles / Juan F. Salazar To a lost one / Angela Manalang-Gloria When done for thee / Alfredo Elfren Litiatco Essay what is an educated Filipino? / Francisco Benitez Life's high tide / Jorge C. Bocobo Ningas cogon / Francisico B. Icasiano Morning in Nagrebcan / Manuel E. Arguilla My father's tragedy / Carlos Bulosan Wedding dance / Amador T. Daguio Seven hills away / N.V.M. Gonzales The morning before us / Gilda Cordero-Fernando Love in the cornhusks / Aida Rivera-Ford Three generations / Nick Joaquin Even purple hearts / Bienvenido N. Santos Poetry God said. "I made a man" / Jose Garcia Villa "I have observed blue monks eating pink raisins" / Jose Garcia Villa First poem must be magical / Jose Garcia Villa The bright, centipede / Jose Garcia Villa An infant's death / Conrado V. Pedroche The flaming lyre / Amdor T. Daquio My islands / N.V.M. Gonzales The march of death / Bienvenido N. Santos Like the molave / R. Zulueta da Costa Soft night / Abelardo Subido Sonnet to a gardener : II / Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido Four sonnets / Toribia Maņo The innocence of Solomon / Nick Joaquin Essay Jose Garcia Villa : the true measure of his greatness / Florentino S. Dauz For freedom and democracy / Salvador P. Lopez Pliant like the bamboo / I.V. Mallari On Spain's contribution to the Philippines Nationalism and culture / Claro M. Recto Revising Asian history / Carlos P. Romulo Short story The virgin / Kerima Polotan-Tuvera The chambers of the sea / Edith L. Tiempo Death in a sawmill / Rony V. Diaz Clay / Juan T. Gatbonton Faith, loce, time and Dr. Lazaro / Gregorio C. Brillantes Love to sell / Manuela Samson Poetry Poro point / Alejandrino G. Hufana Bibliophile / Edith L. Tiempo My neighbor / Ricaredo Demetillo Worms / G. Bruce Bunao Street urchin / Tita Lacambra-Ayala Montage / Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta Prison / Mila D. Aguilar A way of coming home / Alfredo N. Salanga What does a woman own? / Cirilio F. Bautista Essay Understanding through the arts / Leonardo Z. Legazpi Filipino folk art / Alfredo R. Roces The Filipino and the humanism of the West / Miguel A. Bernard Nayong Pilipino / Nati Nuguid A heritage of smallness / Quijano de Manila I learned to love Manila after leaving her / Christine Montilla Dorffi Drama Straw patriot / Virginia R. Moreno