การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบวรรณกรรมคำสอนสตรีของไทยและเกาหลี / คึน เฮ ซิน = A comparative study of Thai and Korean didactic literature for women / Keun-Hye Shin
The purpose of the thesis is to compare and study Thai and Korean ideal women figures and related cultural values, which appear in four didactic works for women written before the arrival of Western influence : Prince Paramanujitajinorosa’s Krisana Son Nong Kham Chan, Sunthornphu’s Suphasit Son Satri, Queen So-hye's Naehun, and Song Si-yol’s Genyoso. The study shows that an ideal woman in the early Rattanakosin period should know her place, have graceful manners, be well-behaved, be a good daughter who respects her parents, be a good wife to her husband and be a good housewife. เท a similar manner, an ideal woman in Korea’s Chosun era should be a woman of well-bred manners and mind, and a good daughter to her parents ; in particular, she must be good to her in-laws, especially her husband's parents and be an obedient and respectful wife to her husband, a wise mother and a perfect housewife. After the comparison of the two countries’ qualities and roles expected from the ideal women, common values can be described as follows : submissiveness to one’s husband, refined manners, devotion to a single man - one’s husband, and good housewifery. Despite slight differences in roles and practices expected from women in the two societies due to different cultural and historical backgrounds, the models of the ideal women in Korea and Thailand are almost identical. Namely, women must preserve their virginity only for their husbands on their wedding night, be loyal and devoted to their husbands, be responsible for housework, bring up children, be grateful to their parents, and be mindful of their own manners.
