The Traditional Literature of Cambodia: A Preliminary Guide

By Judith M. Jacob

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the "classical" literature of Cambodia, manuscripts written on palm-leaf or Chinese paper between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Jacob includes alphabetically arranged inventory of the authors and their works. In addition, she provides summaries of the best-known folk tales and "verse novels," descriptions of genres, and a full bibliography of texts, translations, and studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197136125
• ISBN13: 9780197136126
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"