The Royal Letters of Queen Sukhumala Marasri The Queen Aunt: A study of the Letters as Didactic Literature

Abstract

This article aims to examine the prominent characteristics of the content and value as didactic literature in Queen Sukhumala Marasri The Queen Aunt’s royal letters, which were composed and sent to her son, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan. The study finds that the content of the letters focus on the prince’s education and behavior during his study abroad and is related as well to the writer and the prince’s own status and roles, such as mother and son, as members of the royal family, student, government civil servant, Thai citizen, etc. Meanwhile, the letters are valuable as didactic literature as well for their literary techniques and social value.