Modern East Visayan literature, particularly Waray, revolves around poetry and drama produced between the 1900s and the present. The flourishing economy of the region and the appearance of local publications starting in 1901 with the publication of An Kaadlawon, the first Waray newspaper, saw the flourishing of poetry in Waray.

2016年6月29日 · The literature of Eastern Visayas refers to the literature written in Waray and Cebuano by writers from the region. Of the two, it is Waray literature that has been collected, recorded, and documented by scholars and researchers, a movement largely spurred by the interest of German priests, managing a university in Tacloban City, who saw the ...

2022年9月22日 · Waray refers to both the people of Samar and Leyte and their language, also known as Lineyte-Samarnon. As a people, the Waray identify themselves according to their place of origin. Those who come from Samar call themselves Samareños, while those who come from Leyte call themselves Leyteños.

2017年10月20日 · Waray literature from Eastern Visayas has been more extensively documented than Cebuano literature from the region. German priests in the 1900s played a key role in preserving Waray works. Major forms of traditional Waray literature include poetry and narrative works documented in 1668.

2017年1月1日 · Tinalunay joins the sparse titles on Waray literature authored by Fr. Raymond Quetchenbach, SVD, Gregorio Luangco, and Victor Sugbo. Aside from the works of young writers, she would like to see the publication of pioneers of Waray writing.

The language of Waray and Cebuano literature has gained more attention in the 21st century. Early Jesuit missionaries documented Waray poetic genres like "awit", "ambahan", "candu", and "haya". Notable Waray plays, zarzuelas, and narratives emerged in …

Waray Literature: An Anthology of Leyte-Samar Writings Gregorio C. Luangco Divine Word University Publications , 1982 - Folk literature, Philippine - 453 pages