Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background and objective (s): Khmer pad bāky metre shares some similarities in terms of versification with Thai klon metre, which has made some scholars propose that pad bāky metre had its origin from Thai klon metre.Nevertheless, the versification of pad bāky metre displays many different aspects from those of Thai klon metre, which indicates that pad bāky metre underwent its own modifications.The research for this article, therefore, aimed to study the modifications in Khmer pad bāky versification from Thai klon metre and to analyze the factors responsible for these modifications.Methodology: Using Göran Hermerén's concept on the influence in art and literature as the framework, this study employed comparative study methodology in order to point out the similarities and differences between the versifications of pad bāky metre and Thai klon metre.
Source: Journal of Thai Studies
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411185699