A Drunken Bee: Sunthorn Phu and the Buddhist Landscapes of Early Bangkok - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul Lewis McBainSeries:New Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and MemoryPublish date:8/31/2025Pages:328
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9798880700776UPC:9798880700776Book Category:Religion, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, Literary FiguresBook Topic:History, Southeast AsiaSize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCA16V1YEB
A Drunken Bee: Sunthorn Phu and the Buddhist Landscapes of Early Bangkok
Sunthorn Phu (1786-1855) is an unlikely figure through which to understand nineteenth-century Buddhism in Siam. Despite being described as a "drunken writer" by the court astrologer after his death, he is now the national poet of Thailand. Yet the majority of Sunthorn Phu's literary accomplishments, including many of the nirat journeying poems translated in this volume, are scarcely available in...
Series: New Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9798880700776UPC:9798880700776Book Category:Religion, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, Literary FiguresBook Topic:History, Southeast AsiaSize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCA16V1YEB
Paul Lewis McBain is head of Thai studies at Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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