Thai Literature: An Introduction

Thai Literature — An Introduction is a study of the extensive and diverse writings that form an integral part of the Thai literary tradition. The book has been divided into tentative periods beginning with the discovery of an inscription on a stele, erected in 1292 by Ram Kamhaeng, and concluding with an overview of contemporary Thai literature.

This study does not claim to comprise all titles and dates of literary relevance, but it contains all that is essential. The author’s predilection t...