The tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen : abridged / translated and edited by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongphaichit.
"Siam's folk epic of love, war, and tragedy"The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen" is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature. The plot is a love story, set against a background of war, and ending in high tragedy. This folk epic was first developed in oral form for popula...
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| Other title: | Khun Chāng Khun Phǣn. English. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Thai |
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Chiang Mai, Thailand :
Silkworm Books,
2015.
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| Summary: | "Siam's folk epic of love, war, and tragedy"The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen" is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature. The plot is a love story, set against a background of war, and ending in high tragedy. This folk epic was first developed in oral form for popular performance with lashings of romance, adventure, violence, farce, and magic. It was later adopted by the Siamese court and written down, with two kings contributing. This first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions."--Goodreads.com. |
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| Item Description: | Epic literature. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 380 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9786162150845 6162150844 |
| Language: | In English, translated from Thai. |