Chapter 1 Buddhist hagiography in forming the canon in the classical literatures of Indochina, Yuriy M. Osipov; Chapter 2 Myanmar prose writing: tradition and innovation in the twentieth century, Annemarie Esche; Chapter 3 Continuity and change in the Burmese literary canon, Anna J. Allott; Chapter 4 Literature in transition: an overview of Vietnamese writing of the Renovation Period, Dana Healy; Chapter 5 The classics of Tagalog literature, Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo; Chapter 6 Literary excellence as national domain: configuring the masterpiece novel in the Philippines and Malaysia, Luisa J. Mallari; Chapter 7 Development in Malay criticism, Lisbeth Littrup; Chapter 8 Is there a women's canon?, Christine Campbell; Chapter 9 The construction and institutionalisation of Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi as the father of modern Malay literature: the role of westerners, Ungku Maimunah Mohd. Tahir; Chapter 10 The regulation of beauty: J. Kats and Javanese poetics, Bernard Arps; Chapter 11 The emergence of twentieth century Cambodian literary institutions: the case of Kambujasuriya, George Chigas; Chapter 12 The canon of Indonesian literature: an analysis of Indonesian literary histories available in Indonesia, E. Ulrich Kratz; Chapter 13 Towards the canonizing of the Thai novel, David Smyth; Chapter 14 ::, V. I. Braginsky; Chapter 15 ::, Peter Koret; Chapter 16 Shot by foreign can(n)ons: retrieving native poetics, Muhammad Haji Salleh;
Authored by Smyth, David
'We are fortunate in having this opportunity to compare and
contrast the differing perceptions of national literary
masterpieces in Southeast Asia. These sixteen papers are a very
useful and welcome addition to our knowledge.' - Asian Affairs
'A fine collection of well-presented, wonderfully researched papers
that embraces a variety of different perspectives about the
Southeast Asian literary world.' - The Journal of Asian Studies
'We are fortunate in having this opportunity to compare and
contrast the differing perceptions of national literary
masterpieces in Southeast Asia. These sixteen papers are a very
useful and welcome addition to our knowledge.' - Asian Affairs
'A fine collection of well-presented, wonderfully researched papers
that embraces a variety of different perspectives about the
Southeast Asian literary world.' - The Journal of Asian Studies
'This anthology is a welcome addition to the small collection of
works on modern literatures in Southeast Asia. It is also an
excellent source of information on works available in English
translation, although it is by no means limited to these.' -
Bulletin of SOAS
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