| Description |
xiv, 187 p. ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Hamburg Thai studies |
| Summary |
Cindamani-the odd content version (Thai : จินดามณีฉบับความแปลก) is the least known and studied version among five recognized versions of Cindamani, the traditional manual on Thai orthography and poetics, whose earliest tradition can be traced back to the reign of King Narai of Ayutthaya in the second half of the seventeenth century. Despite being labeled by modern scholars, as odd, this version shares a close content relationship to the other versions from the Ayutthaya period, especially Phra Horathibodi's Cindamani, the earliest and most widely circulated version whose content is testified in a rather large numbers of extent manuscripts. Thus, the odd content version should not be considered entirely odd at all. However, as a result of a recompilation of the content by the scribes and scholars, possibly during the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries, Cindamani-the odd content version also contains unique parts which do not appear in any other version, revealing unknow lessons of Thai language within the traditional education system. Though this version has become another significant primary source for studying Thai orthography and poetics, it has unfortunately hardly gained the proper academic attention it deserves. Thus, this study seeks to fill a gap by proposing a critical edition of Cindamani-The odd content versions. It is based on four extant manuscripts preserved at the National Library of Thailand. This volume presents a critical apparatus, editiorial notes, and a prelininary translation into English, in addition to a philological analysis of the text and the extent manuscripts |
| Language |
In English and Thai |
| Subject |
Thai language -- Textbooks
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Cindamani
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Thai literature -- History and criticism
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| Alt Title |
จินดามณีฉบับความแปลก |
| ISBN |
9783931018412 |
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