An Investigation of the Source Relationship Between Ebing and Sangluo and Lilit Phra Lo
Ebing and Sangluo(Opem and Saamlua),a narrative poem of the Dai nationality in China,and Lilit Phra Lo,a narrative poem of Thailand,have similar names for the male protagonist,and both belong to the same genre of love tragedies and employ the same technique to express the theme.Ebing and Sangluo is the origin of Lilit Phra Lo and they are in a relation-ship of source and course.The two works,however,have different themes,tragic conflicts and endings,which are the result of a recombination of Ebing and Sangluo according to Thailand's social reality and environmental characteristics at that time.Lead-ers who have made great contributions to the survival and development of the nation in history often become important elements in the national historical memory,and then essential materials for the literary creation.Literary tradition has its stability and in-heritability.No matter whether or not a nation has experienced migration,where it has migrated to,its literary tradition remains and appears in its later literature.The environment has a great restricting effect on literature,and the topics and themes of litera-ture change with time and environment.
Ebing and SangluoLilit Phra Locomparative studysource and course relationship
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