The literary canon is one of the most lively areas of debate in contemporary literary studies. This set of essays is both timely and original in its focus on the canon in South-East Asian literatures, covering Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. They vary in focus, from the broad panoramic survey of trends in a national literature to very specific discussions of the role of individuals in shaping a canon or the place of a particular text within a tradition, and from contemporary to traditional literature. They include discussions of the development of prose fiction, censorship and artistic freedom, the role of westerners in codifying indigenous literatures, the writing of literary history, the development of literary criticism and indigenous aesthetics.
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'We are fortunate in having this opportunity to compare and contrast the differing perceptions of national literary masterpieces in Southeast Asia. These sixteen papers are a very useful and welcome addition to our knowledge.' - Asian Affairs
'A fine collection of well-presented, wonderfully researched papers that embraces a variety of different perspectives about the Southeast Asian literary world.' - The Journal of Asian Studies
'A fine collection of well-presented, wonderfully researched papers that embraces a variety of different perspectives about the Southeast Asian literary world.' - The Journal of Asian Studies
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For many centuries the religious literature of Buddhism had a strong influence upon the architecture, sculpture, mural painting, folklore and written culture in the ancient and medieval kingdoms of Indochina. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
malay novel, masterpiece novel, literary workers, national literature, literary domain Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Talus Salatin, Tajus Salatin, Crown of Sultans, Taws Salatin, Fatimah Busu, World War, Dewan Bahasa, Balai Pustaka, Buddhist Institute, University of Malaya, Bakri Siregar, Shahnon Ahmad, Alip Rosidi, Balm Pustaka, Khin Nyunt, Syed Sheikh, Abdullah Munshi, Abdullah Munsyi, Ajip Rosidi, Boejoeng Saleh, Hikayat Isma Yatim, Ibn Rabbihi, Ismail Hussein, Maha Swe, Samad Said New!
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- Identity In Asian Literature (Curzon Studies in Asian Philosophy) by Lisbeth Littrup in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Singer of Tales by Albert B. Lord on page 214, and Back Matter
- Modern Indonesian Literature by Teeuw on page 110, and Back Matter
- The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bao Ninh on page 48
- The Book of Misers by Al-Jahiz in Back Matter
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