Philippine folk literature

*Juan Tamad* ("Lazy John"), a best example of Philippine folklore published in 1919. It illustrates the main character's laziness to climb a guava tree and pick a bearing fruit.

Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people. Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-political unit.

While the difference between Philippine folk literature and Philippine mythology is a fine one, this article distinguishes folk literature as the source from which Philippine mythology derives.

It is a subset of Philippine folklore, a larger field which also includes other aspects of culture including folk beliefs, customary law, material culture, among others^[1]

^ Lopez, Mellie Leandicho (2006). A handbook of Philippine folklore. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978-971-542-514-8. OCLC 165084698.

[Leandicho-1] Lopez, Mellie Leandicho (2006). A handbook of Philippine folklore. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978-971-542-514-8. OCLC 165084698.

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