การวิเคราะห์แนวคิดเรื่องอำนาจในวรรณกรรม : ศึกษากรณีท้าวฮุ่ง ท้าวเจือง / ตุลาคมกฤต มโนรัตน์ = Analysis of concepts of power in literary works : a case study of Thao Hung Thao Chuang / Tula Khomkrit Manorat
This thesis analyze the concept of power in literary works concerning Thao Hung and Thao Chuang. The objectives are to understand the sociocultural conditions at the time the works were written and to understand the concept of pow er through discourse of power in terms of space and language. The four literary works selected for analysis include : (1) Lanna literary work, (2) Lanchang literary work, (3) Ngoenyang Chiangsaen literary work version 1, and (4) Ngoenyang Chiangsaen literary work version 2. Analyses of the 4 literary works indicate that Lanna and Langchang settlements were agricultural class society consisting of the ruler and the ruled classes with gender inequality. People believed in pre-determined fate. In addition, analyses of the concept of power in terms of space and language indicate that Thao Hung Thao Chuang literary works were not composed for the purpose of literary enjoyment only, the works also portray the concept of power in real life in history. Discourses on space and language indicate that Thao Hung Thao Chuang were real persons existed in specific space and time.
