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008			051205s1977 000 0 eng d
040			_aAEA _cAEA
050			_aPS 9992 _b.P538 1977
245		0	_aPhilippine writings : _bshort stories, essays, poetry : with German contributions on Philippine literature / _c edited by A. G. Hufana.
260			_aManila : _bRegal Publishing Company, _cc1977.
300			_axi, 466 pages _c 24 cm.
520			_aIn this new anthology of tras-european stories, the publishers take us to the far east, an area in which the republic of the Philippines, owning to its Christian character and democratic system, occupies a special place. As a result of the archipelago's history, native writing is marked by both eastern and western influences and recorded in several languages. Apart from English and Spanish, Filipinos write books in the vernacular, Tagalog, and several native dialects. It can be clearly seen that those writers who use the vernacular draw on traditional themes and ways of narration, while the Spanish writers express themselves in ornate 19th-century style on themes involving the emotions, and English-writing Filipinos are more assertive and use more modern techniques. --Back cover of the book
650			_aPhilippine literature (English) _2sears _936835
700			_aHufana, Alejandrino G., 1926-, ed. _949551
942			_cIRC
999			_c61251 _d61251