A BRIEF SURVEY OF THAI LITERATURE Ayutthaya Period

THAI literature has had A long history. There existed even before the establishment OF the Sukhothai kingdom oral and written works. The works that have existed in the written from and are considered by THAI literary scholars to be purely THAI are divided into the pholloving five periods:

1. Sukhothai literature ( 1238-1377 )

2. Early Ayutthaya literature ( 1350-1529 )

3. Late Ayutthaya literature ( 1620-1767 )

4. Thon Buri literature ( 1768-1781 )

5. Rattanakosin literature ( 1782-present )

Here,however,mention will be made of those works of the Ayutthaya Period.