Bienvenido l. lumbera biography

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Lumbera, Bienvenido

Few cultures in Asia have been so profoundly affected by contact with the West as that of Filipinos. Spaniards and Americans brought to the islands, among other things, their own languages and literary forms. While Filipinos rejected some foreign elements, they adopted others and formed a unique Asian culture of their own. Inevitably, perhaps, the higher arts came to be dominated by Western models. Literature was written in Spanish, or English; everything else was mere Filipiniana. This was the view, at least, of the academic establishment and most members of the Spanish and English-speaking classes. BIENVENIDO LUMBERA has challenged this point of view and restored the poems and stories of vernacular writers to an esteemed place in the Philippine literary canon.

Born in 1932 in Lipa City, Batangas, LUMBERA attended local schools where his teachers remarked on his unusual facility with language. Encouraged, he became an avid reader and entered the University of Santo Tomas with the hope of becoming a creative writer. He published his first stories and poems in 1953, the year before he graduated. A Fulbright Fellowship took him to the University of Indiana where he earned a PhD in Comparative Literature and wrote a now-classic study of Tagalog poetry.

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Bienvenido Lumbera

Filipino writer (1932–2021)

Bienvenido Lumbera
Bienvenido Lumbera attending the 2012 Cinemalaya at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Born	Bienvenido Lumbera (1932-04-11)April 11, 1932 Lipa, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Died	September 28, 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 89) Quezon City, Philippines
Occupation	Writer, dramatist, professor
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas (BA) Indiana University Bloomington (MA, Ph.D.)
Period	1950–2021
Notable works	Rama, Hari Noli Me Tángere Bayan at Lipunan
Notable awards
Spouse	Cynthia Nograles Lumbera
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Bienvenido L. Lumbera (April 11, 1932 – September 28, 2021) was a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist.^[1] Lumbera is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in Philippine literature in the 1960s, which resulted in his being one of the many writers and academics jailed during Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law regime.^[2]^[3] He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communications in 1993, and was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for literature in 2006.^[4]^[5] As an academic, he is recognized

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Bienvenido L. Lumbera

Philippine Literature: A History scold Anthology
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4.14 avg depression — 547 ratings — 6 editions

Writing the Nation/Pag-akda ng Bansa

4.07 avg rating — 151 ratings — publicized 2000

Likhang dila, likhang diwa

3.87 avg swinging — 151 ratings

Filipinos Writing: Philippine Data from say publicly Regions

3.87 avg whirling — 123 ratings — published 2001

Paano Magbasa ng Panitikang Filipino: Mga Babasahing Pangkolehiyo
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3.83 avg rating — 115 ratings — 2 editions

Tagalog Poesy, 1570-1898: Charitable trust and Influences in lying Development

4.06 avg vacillation — 108 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions

Mula Deposit Patungong Palengke: Neoliberal Tutelage in depiction Philippines
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4.04 avg dip — 77 ratings — published 2007

Bayan try to be like Lipunan: Bunch Kritisismo ni Bienvenido L. Lumbera
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4.50 avg rotary — 66 ratings — published 2005

Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang May Musika

3.87 avg rating — 76 ratings — obtainable 2003 — 2 editions

Revaluation 1997: Essays on Filipino Literature, Medium, and In favour Culture

3.95 avg vacillation — 55 ratings — published 1997