LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ASIAN LITERATURE
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Burmese literature was historically influenced by Indian and Thai cultures, as seen in many works, such as the Ramayana. The Burmese language, unlike other Southeast Asian languages (e.g. Thai, Khmer), adopted words primarily from Pāli rather than from Sanskrit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Modern Myanmar literature can be said to have had its beginnings in the 1930s when the University of Yangon was founded and the Department of Myanmar Studies established. There was a new development in literature known as the khitsan movement whose writers used a simple and direct style that has continued to this day.
Detailed explanation-3: -Classical literature. The earliest forms of Burmese literature were on stone engravings called kyauksa (Burmese: ) for memorials or for special occasions such as the building of a temple or a monastery.
Detailed explanation-4: -The stone inscription is the oldest form of Burmese literature; the date of the earliest extant specimen is 1113. During the next 250 years, more than 500 dedicatory inscriptions similar in pattern but more developed in style were engraved on stone.