Five Studies on Khun Chang Khun Phaen
Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit · 2017
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The first essay arise out of the crucible of Thailand's social upheaval and student protest movement in the early 1970's, when Thai literacy criticism was nascent. They argue that the tale shows a society without principle, and the characters reveal the latent aggression that resides universally in the human psyche. The remaining three essays originated a generation or more later. The third essay contends that the tale was designed to teach Buddhist morality by employing the Three Worlds cosmography and the law of karma. The fourth essay analyzes the forest as a metaphorical space for the recovery of selfhood, and the final essay examines the tale as a manual that gives crucial guidance on power and politics--
Book details
- Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Silk Worm Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 214
- ISBN
- 9786162151316
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