Unity in the Diversity of Traditional Literatures of South East Asia

Download or read book Unity in the Diversity of Traditional Literatures of South East Asia written by V. I. Braginskiĭ and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South East Asia represents an extremely important field of comparative literary studies. This inaugural lecture attempts to outline the modern diversity of South East Asian literature and also to trace back its history and unity with the rest of Asian literature, and its early influences from both India and China. The lecture also focuses on the importance of early literature in South East Asian teaching, culture and religion, from early oral folk literatures and mythologies, to the preservation of traditional cultures in the present day.