Southeast Asia

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—, the biggest continent in the world, is composed of — countries with varying traditions, cultures, religions, and with literature of their own.

Asia, 48

refers to the countries located in the east of India and the south of China. The region is composed of — countries.

Southeast Asia, 11

The literature of Southeast Asia also stems from a long, rich, and colorful history.

RPPLM • Riddles • Proverbs • Puns • Legends • Mythologies

According to —, the — region was viewed as a “major crossroads of commerce, ideas, and ideals.”

Oslon (1997), Southeast Asia

The earliest examples of written literature were scripts about the Buddha’s past life, known as

Jataka Tales

The Indian epics, — were so influential that both the mainland and island parts of the region have their own retellings and localization of the tales.

Ramayana and Mahabharata

The Indian epics, Ramayana is known in these countries with these titles: •— from Thailand •— from Cambodia •— from Laos •— from Myanmar

Ramakian Ramakerti Phra Lak Phra Lam Yama Zattdaw

Similarly, island regions have their counterpart of the tales. •— from Indonesia •— from Maranao people of the Philippines •— from Malaysia

Kakawin Ramayana Maharadia Lawana Hikayat Seri Rama

On the other hand, Chinese influence is mostly felt in Vietnam. The earliest prose fiction from Vietnam, —, is a collection of fables written in Chinese.

Linh Nam Chichquai

Daoism which assimilated to the early Vietnamese, even the creation of the — language that borrowed from Chinese scripts.

Sino-Vietnamese

Colonization was already inflicted over Southeast Asia. However, around the 19th century, all countries in Southeast Asia were colonized by the West except for —.

Thailand

All in all, seven colonial powers occupied the countries in the region, which included

SPN - GFU - J Spain, Portugal Netherlands, Great Britain, France, United States of America, and Japan.

— greatly impacted the life and culture of the people from the region.

Colonization

However, the age of colonization paved the way for the discovery of many — that were then studied and preserved.

ancient monuments and texts

In the Philippines – —, created during the Spanish regime and the —

KKK (Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) HUKBALAHAP (Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon)

• —, established in Indonesia in 1912, is a socio-political group of Muslim Indonesians aimed to resist —

Sarekat Islam,Dutch colonization

Literature was weaponized to voice struggles under the colonial regime. In the Philippines, — of Jose Rizal. In Vietnam, The Symphatizer and The Refugees of —

Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Another notable theme of contemporary Southeast Asian literature is — of fiction, whether short stories or novels, features SOUTHEAST ASIAN CHARACTERS whose narratives focus on their experiences living in other countries.

diaspora

Chon Ponggon piece

If you come to a stony place

was born in North Korea back in 1928 and fled to the South in 1946

Chon Ponggon

After being discharged from the army, he became a poet who championed the integration of the experiences of war in poetry.

Chon Ponggon

His poems are usually about the ways to deal with and overcome the traumatic experiences of war.

Chon ponggon

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