Southeast Asian Literature: Philippines, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thailand, Burma, Laos
Southeast Asian Literature: Philippines, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thailand, Burma, Laos
Philippines, Vietnamese,
Indonesian, Thailand, Burma,
Laos
Introductions
Role of Literature in the community
that reads them
Different Genres
Themes
Highlights from the different
countries
Topics of Discussion
Roles
Literature is Education
Literature is Hope
Literature is a subversive act
Literature is Hope
Literature is Education
Living History
Gives a voice to the people
Conveys quality of life
Geography - Rural vs. Urban
Shows people land and relate to it
Demonstrate in Culture
Shows how complex everything is
Pictures ethnic conflict
Literature is Education
Literature is a
Subversive Act
Genres
Themes
Other themes
Fortune Telling
Karma, Justice, Responsibility and
Retribution
Nature, Society, and Humanity
uniting together
Sadness of life
River is life and society
the will to love
Philippines
tales
riddles, proverbs and rituals
balagtasan
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Philippine Epics
herculean deeds
extraterestial journeys to the
underworld and sky world
his death and resuscitation
Epic of Romance
Epic of Migration
Vietnam Literature
Themes
Genres
Verse Novels
first verse has 6 feet
2nd verse has 8 feet
6th character of the second verse
rhymes with the last character of
the first verse
these novels are recited and sung
from village to village
Thailand
Religion
Jataka Tales a.k.a Aesops Fables
Fate and Karma
Buddhist Concepts of Merit and
Demerit
The Theme of Rice - gather as
much as you need for one day
Indonesian
Laos
Burma
Buddhism
Anti-government, expose of
government corruption