This book offers a comprehensive guide to the "classical" literature of Cambodia, manuscripts written on palm-leaf or Chinese paper between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Jacob includes alphabetically arranged inventory of the authors and their works. In addition, she provides summaries of the best-known folk tales and "verse novels," descriptions of genres, and a full bibliography of texts, translations, and studies.
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Judith M. Jacob was formerly Lecturer in Cambodian at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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Da: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. Vol 40 only. Jacket is lightly worn, particularly along edges. Upper back corner flap is folded. Spine is cracked but secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. Codice articolo 1141086
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Da: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. vii, 282 pages ; 23 cm. This is the first book on Cambodian literature to be written in English. It is a comprehensive guide to the Cambodian 'classical' literature, i.e. the literature written on palm-leaf or Chinese paper manuscripts between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. After the introduction there is a section on each of the ten genres, which include proverbs, riddles, and songs, and a description of the versification. An alphabetically arranged inventory of the authors, with all the details known about them, follows; then a similarly arranged list of works with details of manuscripts, metres etc, and with reference to the texts, versions and studies which are contained in the final part, the Bibliography. Two other sections provide resumes of the best-known folk tales and 'verse novels'. Codice articolo PGSOASPUB18
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Da: Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers, Trenton, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: G+. Hardback first U. S. Edition with mild cover shelfwear. One soft crease affects front matter through page 4. DJ very worn, with large, noticeable sticker shadow and abrasion on lower front panel. Pages tight, white, clean. ; Codice articolo 45288
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