Kings in Love: Lilit Phra Lo and Twelve Months – Two classic Thai poems Pasuk Pham Quynh Phuong traces and

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Kings in Love: Lilit Phra Lo and Twelve Months – Two classic Thai poems Pasuk Pham Quynh Phuong traces andTranslated and introduced by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit Lilit Phra Lo and Twelve Months (Thawathotsamat) are among the earliest works of Thai literature, over 500 years old, both on a theme of love, both distinctive, and both controversial. Lilit Phra Lo is a long narrative poem with an unusual romance, a contest of rival magic, an erotic climax, and a blood soaked ending. It has been condemned as feudal and indulgent, but celebrated for its