Tha Literary Traditions

Chitakasem, Manas

ISBN 10: 9746311751 / ISBN 13: 9789746311755

Published by Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1995

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Moderate edge and surface wear. Pages white, unmarked. 198 pagess. Seller Inventory # 36380

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Title: Tha Literary Traditions

Publisher: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

Fourteen papers on Thai literature presented at Fifth International Conference on Thai Studies held at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, July 1993. Contents: Kindling literary flame: then and now / Nitaya Masavisut -- Nation building and Thai literary discourse: the legacy of Phibun and Luang Wichit / Manas Chitakasem -- The study of Traiphum Phra Ruang: some considerations Soren Ivarsson -- Birth, death and identity in the writing of Sidaoru'ang from 1975-90 / Rachel Harrison -- Female characters in Thai narrative poetry / Ruenruthai Sujjapun -- Characters in Thai literary works 'us' and 'the others' / Suvanna Kriengkraipetch -- The green world of Angkhan Kalayanaphong: a vision on nature and environment / Suchitra Chongstitvatana -- The kāmadaśa in classical Thai poetry / Thomas John Hudak -- The Thai tale of Aniruddha: popularity and variations / Cholada Ruengruglikit -- Three Phra Mālai manuscripts at Harvard University's Sackler Museum: should they be considered classical or regional? / Priyawat Kuanpoonpol -- Heroism and epic verse-form: a study from lilit Yuan Phai and the Epic of Thao Cheung / Prakong Nimmanahaeminda -- Local literature of southern Thailand / Suthiwong Pongpaiboon -- A comparative study of Isan and Lanna Thai literature / Dhawat Poonotoke -- Whispered so softly it resounds through the forest, spoken so loudly it can hardly be heard: the art of parallelism in Lao literature / Peter Koret.