A Stylistic and Political Reading of Jose F. Lacaba’s Prometheus Unbound
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajlp.v1i1.6763Keywords:
Acrostic Strategy, Critical Literacy, Hybrid Literacies, Jose F. Lacaba, Lexical Emphasis, Philippine Protest Literature, Prometheus Unbound, Resistance Literature, Socio-Political Analysis, Syntactic DeviationAbstract
This study provides a critical literary analysis of Jose F. Lacaba’s Prometheus Unbound, examining its syntactic, lexical, and acrostic strategies within the socio-political context of Martial Law in the Philippines. The poem’s embedded protest messages, mythological references, and linguistic deviations are analyzed using stylistic, cognitive, and narrative frameworks. Contemporary studies on Philippine literature, education, and digital pedagogies are integrated to explore how hybridized literary forms engage readers in socio-political and ethical reflection. Findings reveal the enduring significance of resistance literature in fostering critical literacy, socio-political awareness, and interpretive skills, highlighting the interplay between language, context, and reader engagement.
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