The Perpetuation of the Images Convention of Thai Poets

Abstract

The objective of this article is to study the perpetuation of images in Thai poetry. The study focused on the images which appeared in the poetic works produced from The Sukhothai period until present. The study showed that to perpetuate images, the poets employed traditional images in a new context or by adaptation, parody, and allusion. These images demonstrated intertextual reaction and the social and cultural relation prevalent in each period.