Sunthonphu (English spelling)

Japanese: スントーンプー（英語表記）Sunthonphu

1785‐1855
Thailand's greatest poet. Sunthongpu is his nickname. His real name is Poo. He wrote many travel poems, including parts of Kunchang Kunphaeng and the masterpiece Phra Apaimani. He was given the title of Kun Sunthongwhahan during the reign of Rama II, and was called back to the throne at age 66 during the reign of Rama IV, where he was appointed Phra Sunthongwhahan and became the king's right-hand man. When he was two years old, his father became a Buddhist monk, and his mother remarried and became a nurse at the royal palace. Although he had no academic background, he made great contributions to popularizing the literature of the royal family by creating a magnificent and splendid rhyming method using the vocabulary of ordinary people.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1785‐1855
タイ最大の詩人。スントーンプーは通称。本名プー。《クンチャーン･クンペーン》の一部，大作《プラアパイマニー》をはじめ多くの旅行詩などがある。ラーマ2世の時クン･スントーンウォーハーンの位をおくられ，ラーマ4世の時66歳で再び召されてプラ･スントーンウォーハーンに叙せられ王の右筆となる。2歳の時父が仏門に入り，母は再婚して王宮に入り乳人となっている。学歴はないが市井の語彙を駆使して絢爛華麗な押韻法を独創し，王侯貴族の文学を大衆化した功績は大きい。

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