Journal of Tibetan Literature

Research, Translation, Criticism

The Journal of Tibetan Literature focuses on the aesthetic dimensions of Tibetan literature in order to enhance appreciation of one of the world's great traditions.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Tibetan Literature

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The inaugural issue of the Journal of Tibetan Literature (JTL). The Journal of Tibetan Literature is a biannual, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to publishing research, translation, and criticism on Tibetan-language texts from the origin of the written language to the present.

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Letter from the Editors

Andrew Quintman, Kurtis R. Schaeffer

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“Avadāna of Silver Flowers” : A Discussion on Decolonization and Anti-Colonial Translation Practices for Tibetan Poetry

Gedun Rabsal, Nicole Willock

7–46

Our translation and analysis of sections of the epic poem, “Avadāna of Silver Flowers” showcases Tibetan-language poetics or “nyen-ngak” (snyan ngag). ... More

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How to Read Like a Dead Horse Listens: Audience and Affect in "The Tale of the Separation of Horse and Kiang"

Brandon Dotson

47–73

“The Tale of the Separation of Horse and Kiang,” a 9th- or 10th-century Tibetan ritual text recovered from Dunhuang, is a work of both simplicity and of ext... More

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Studies in the Life and Thought of Mkhas grub rje II: Notes on Poetry, Poetics and Other Things in Mkhas grub rje’s Oeuvre

Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp

75–109

The poetic oeuvre of many Tibetan writers still remains relatively unexplored. The present essay deals with several pertinent aspects of the poetic oeuvre of Mk... More

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Research

Research articles on the history, form, content, and social dimensions of Tibetan-language literature.

Translation

Translations of poetry and prose spanning the full scope of Tibetan literary history.

Criticism

Essays on current issues in the study, appreciation, and analysis of Tibetan-language literature.

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The Journal of Tibetan Literature encourages an exploration of the literary in Tibetan writing from a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives.

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