Trends in Development of Modern Siamese Literature
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-7-161-178
Abstract
The processes of development of a new type of Siamese (Thai) literature are being considered, the gradual formation of which is attributed to the second half of the 19th century. Special attention is paid to the changes in the principles of redistribution of literary microsystems (genres) and the main types of literary art (poetry and prose) in the literary system of Siam. The key events that influenced the simplification of the artistic language of the new type of literature compared to its representation in traditionalist (classical) texts are briefly highlighted. The relevance of the research, related to its objectives, is seen in updating and supplementing the accumulated initial data and knowledge about Siamese (Thai) literature during its transition from a medieval type to an individual-creative one by Soviet and Russian philological science. The novelty of the research is due to the inclusion of information on the development of new Siamese literature, previously not presented in domestic scientific literature. It is proven that changes in the principles of redistribution of fundamental categories of poetics in Siamese (Thai) literature occurred in connection with its renewal and enrichment with new “foreign” forms that came from European literatures and were filled with content relevant to the Siamese literature’s perception.
About the Author
V. A. Saengnateswang
А. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vera A. Saengnateswang, PhD in Philology, Senior Researcher, Department of Literature of Asian and African Countries
Moscow
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Saengnateswang V.A. Trends in Development of Modern Siamese Literature. Nauchnyi dialog. 2023;12(7):161--178. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-7-161-178
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