Damiana Eugenio
| Damiana L. Eugenio | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 27, 1921 San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands |
| Died | October 10, 2014 (aged 93) Philippines |
| Education | University of the Philippines, Mount Holyoke College, University of California, Nueva Ecija High School |
| Occupation | Professor, author |
Damiana Ligon Eugenio (September 27, 1921 – October 10, 2014) was a Filipino female author and professor who was known as the Mother of Philippine Folklore, a title she received in 1986. Apart from teaching at the University of the Philippines, she has several publications in the field of Philippine folklore, among them a series of seven books which she compiled and edited.
Eugenio was a BSE degree holder and a cum laude graduate from the University of the Philippines. She obtained her M.A. degree in English Literature and folklore. She was a professor at the Department of English and Comparative Literature for the College of Arts in Diliman: Vol. III, The Legends, Philippine Folk Literature, University of the Philippines Press. ISBN
Eugenio's works were described as volumes that are thorough and professional in presentation and as being valuable resources for scholars studying the Philippines and comparative folklore. Written in the English-language, her Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths (1993) served as a compendium that promotes "national and international access to Filipino folklore," were gathered from written sources rather than collected oral variants, and was intended to foster interest in the subject matter. In this work, Eugenio also presented the collected narratives in a proper scholarly context that also justified the inclusion of the legends of saints, as opposed to being a pure collection of myths. This particular volume was also described as a recommended work for "any individual interested in issues of Filipino worldviews and value systems, to any scholar investigating myths across cultures, and to anyone who enjoys the insights that a culture's narratives provide."
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