Voices of Southeast Asia : essential readings from antiquity to the present / edited by George E. Dutton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dutton, George Edson, editor.

Standardized Title:

Voices of Southeast Asia (Dutton)

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Southeast Asian literature.

History.

Southeast Asia--Civilization.

Southeast Asia.

Civilization.

Southeast Asia--History--Sources.

Southeast Asian literature--Translations into English.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xv, 233 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Essential readings from antiquity to the present

Place of Publication:

Armonk, New York : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., [2014]

Language Note:

In English, chiefly translated from Southeast Asian languages.

Summary:

"A primary source reader featuring 24 selections from a variety of genres and designed as a resource for teaching Southeast Asian civilization courses, whether their emphasis be historical, literary, philosophical, or broadly cultural, and as a means of integrating Southeast Asian civilization into broader world history coverage ... Selections range from the Cambodian medieval version of the Ramayana to the 16th century Javanese tales to modern Thai short stories. The region is represented both temporally and geographically with selections from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, and Burma. These readings represent a fair selection of Southeast Asia's ancient and modern classics of thought and expression. This volume constitutes a unique combination of poetry, novels, short stories, drama, and political and philosophical treatises. Although not every selection is a complete work, the material presented is both substantial and representative"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Kawi inscription from Java (894) / Anonymous

Shwegugyi Pagoda inscription (1141) / King Alaungsithu

Viet Dinh u linh tap (1329) / Ly Te Xuyen

Maniyadanabon (15th c) / Shin Sandalinka

Truyen ky man luc (16th c) / Nguyen Du

Sejarah Melayu (1612) / Tun Sri Lanang

Prince Samuttakote (17th c) / Phra Maharatchakhru

Reamker (16-18th c) / Anonymous

Tale of Kieu (19th c) / Nguyen Du

Glass palace chronicle (1829) / Burmese court historians

Babad Dipanagara (1830s) / Dipanagara

Rantjak dilabueh (19th c) / Anonymous

Noli me tangere (1887) / José Rizal

Letters of a Javanese princess (1899) / Kartini

Dumb luck (1936) / Vu Trong Phung

Oil (1938) / Thein Pe Myint

Return (1950s) / Miao Hsiou

Not out of hate (1955) / Ma Ma Lay

Letters from Thailand (1969) / Botan

The sacrifice (1980s) / Outhine Bounyavong

Tales of the demon folk (1984) / Sri Daoruang

An umbrella (1990) / Ma Sandar

The water nymph (1992) / Nguyen Huy Thiep

Painting the eye (2002) / Philip Jeyaretnam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233)

ISBN:

9780765636669

0765636662

9780765620767

0765620766

OCLC:

857743844

Publisher Number:

99958546930