Voices of Southeast Asia
Subtitle: essential readings from antiquity to the present
By: George E. Dutton, editor
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780765636669; 9780765620767
Subjects: Southeast Asian literature; Sources; Translations into English; Civilization; History
Other titles: Voices of Southeast Asia (Dutton)
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233).

In English, chiefly translated from Southeast Asian languages.
Table of contents: title: Kawi inscription from Java (894) / Anonymous; title: Shwegugyi Pagoda inscription (1141) / King Alaungsithu; title: Viet Dinh u linh tap (1329) / Ly Te Xuyen; title: Maniyadanabon (15th c) / Shin Sandalinka; title: Truyen ky man luc (16th c) / Nguyen Du; title: Sejarah Melayu (1612) / Tun Sri Lanang; title: Prince Samuttakote (17th c) / Phra Maharatchakhru; title: Reamker (16-18th c) / Anonymous; title: Tale of Kieu (19th c) / Nguyen Du; title: Glass palace chronicle (1829) / Burmese court historians; title: Babad Dipanagara (1830s) / Dipanagara; title: Rantjak dilabueh (19th c) / Anonymous; title: Noli me tangere (1887) / José Rizal; title: Letters of a Javanese princess (1899) / Kartini; title: Dumb luck (1936) / Vu Trong Phung; title: Oil (1938) / Thein Pe Myint; title: Return (1950s) / Miao Hsiou; title: Not out of hate (1955) / Ma Ma Lay; title: Letters from Thailand (1969) / Botan; title: The sacrifice (1980s) / Outhine Bounyavong; title: Tales of the demon folk (1984) / Sri Daoruang; title: An umbrella (1990) / Ma Sandar; title: The water nymph (1992) / Nguyen Huy Thiep; title: Painting the eye (2002) / Philip Jeyaretnam.