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The first known monuments Kambodzhskoy literature doangkorskogo period (2-9 cc.) Are Sanskrit inscriptions on the walls in the temples Vokan (territory of modern Vietnam, 3.) And the Tonle Bati-(6.). By the beginning 7. inscriptions date back to the ancient Khmer. Angkor period (802-1433) is characterized by general flowering of Khmer culture that had developed under the influence of the ideology of Brahmanism and Mahayana Buddhism: in Sanskrit written Yasovarman II, Kavishvara, Ekindra, Subhadra, the Khmer language - Kaosathipadey Cau, Duong, Tey Non, Neakpang, Samphear, Phokdey etc. Some spread in the literature also receives Pali language. A special place is a lyric poem "Indradevi" and the epic "Reamker" in explanation of the Indian Ramayana, written in Khmer.

The most significant phenomenon in the literature so-called middle period (1434-1862) was a folk-tale poem "Tum and Teau" (15 cent.) About the tragic love of boys and girls. Writers Sottana Preytea al, SAMO Lot, Well Kahn and others continued to create works of traditional and French colonial regime (1863-1953). One of the best works of this time-poem "Sratop Tek" Bamrae Utey Ngynga written on the material of the ancient tales. In the 30's and 40's. there are first novels, characterized by a humanistic orientation: "Paylinskaya Rose" (1936) gnocchi Thaema, "Sophat" (1938) Eye Keane and withered flower "(1947) Well Hatya. In 1955, shortly after independence, was formed Union of Khmer writers. Writers Cambodia Tiu Ol, Hel Sumpha, Swan Soren, Hori Savan and others in their works raise important social, political and social problems. Work on the collection and publication of folklore.

Literature

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The literary heritage of the ancient country is represented by inscriptions on stone tablets .. The texts, mostly relate to the period Angkorianskomu and written in Sanskrit. Sanskrit and Pali arrived in Cambodia with Hinduism and Buddhism, and many of the religious scripture Cambodia exists only in these ancient languages. Written on a certain canon, they glorify the power of the gods, greatness and military exploits of monarchs. Even in the middle of the last millennium texts written on palm leaves, collected in bundles or on rice paper - krang. The authors of the works were exclusively members of the nobility and well-educated monks, who knew Buddhist literature. Their names usually remain unknown.