Literature

Early Thai literature primarily concerned the Buddhist religion. poetic forms are highly developed. Indeed until 1850 all literature was in verse form. The epic Ramakian, a unique Thai version of the Hindi Ramayana, is the major Thai literary work. Other epics in verse form provide material for painting and drama, and popular folk tales, constantly retold and re-embellished, provide both moral guidance and entertainment Contemporary literature deals more graphically with daily life and societal problems and partiality The changing philosophy is direction the contents more towards facts rather than fiction.