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Siam's folk epic of love, war, and tragedy
The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature. The plot is a love story, set against a background of war, and ending in high tragedy. This folk epic was first developed in oral form for popular performance with lashings of romance, adventure, violence, farce, and magic. It was later adopted by the Siamese court and written down, with two kings contributing. This first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong’s standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions.
The English translation is written in lively prose, completely annotated, with over four hundred original line drawings and an afterword explaining the work’s historical background, social context, and poetic style. The main volume presents the entire poem in translation. The companion volume contains alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong’s prefaces, and reference lists of Thai terms. The volumes are available separately or as a slipcased set.
According to the leading Thai linguist William Gedney, "If all other information on traditional Thai culture were to be lost, the whole complex could be reconstructed from this marvelous text.”
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The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature, available for the first time in an English translation.
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Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature. The plot is a love story, set against a background of war, and ending in high tragedy. This folk epic was first developed in oral form for popular performance with lashings of romance, adventure, violence, farce, and magic. It was later adopted by the Siamese court and written down, with two kings contributing. This first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions.
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- PublisherSilkworm Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 9749511956
- ISBN 13 9789749511954
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages960
- IllustratorJanchai Muangsing
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The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen: Siam's Great Folk Epic of Love and War. Main Volume [text volume only]]
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Silkworm Books, (Thailand, 2010, printed in China), 2010
ISBN 10: 9749511956
ISBN 13: 9789749511954
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Muangsing Janchai (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine, internally clean, solid hard cover in a complete Fine dust jacket. 970 pages. This is the text volume only. [It was issued with a companion volume of commentary that we do not have.]. Seller Inventory # 023211
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