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Kidung Pañji Margasmara

A Middle Javanese Romance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Av Stuart Robson

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Javanese, a major language of Southeast Asia, possesses a little-known literature, occurring in various phases, Old, Middle and Modern. This publication presents a remarkable example, from the poetical literature of Middle Javanese, in an edited text with English translation and an extensive commentary. The aim is to acquaint a wider audience with this literature, in the hope of drawing attention to its fascinating qualities. Set principally in the Singhasari area of East Java, the narrative follows the journey of the lovers, Pañji Margasmara and Ken Candrasari, offering a glimpse of the beauty of the Javanese landscape in the 15th century. The cultural, historical and archaeological details preserved in the text help to shed light on the closing years of Majapahit, a largely unexplored period in Javanese history, before the age of Islam.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-09-29
Mått155 x 235 x 33 mm
Vikt874 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBibliotheca Indonesica
Antal sidor440
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004523692
OriginaltitelKidung Pañji Margasmara: A Middle Javanese Romance
ÖversättareRobson, Stuart

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Stuart Robson (1941 - ) has a PhD from Leiden University (1971), and is now an Adjunct Professor in Indonesian Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. He has translated a large number of Javanese texts, including the Old Javanese Rāmāyaṇa (2015), which was awarded the A.L. Becker Southeast Asian Literature in Translation Prize in 2019.Hadi Sidomulyo (1951 - ) has been actively engaged in Indonesian studies for more than half a century, with a special interest in historical topography. He served as a field consultant to the Indonesian Department of Culture and Tourism between 1986 and 1994. Recent publications include Notes on the topography of ancient Java and Threads of the Unfolding Web; the Old Javanese Tantu Panggĕlaran.

PrefaceIllustrationsAbbreviationsPart 1: Text and Translation By Stuart RobsonIntroductionBackgroundDatingSourcesMetre and MusicThe Literary ContextOn Gardens, Parks and Other ArchitectureLanguage and TranslationCostumeKidung Pañji Margasmara, Dramatis PersonaeText and TranslationTextual NotesVariant ReadingsLexicographical ListBibliographyPART 2: Notes on History and Topography By Hadi SidomulyoIntroductionTopographical NotesHistorical Aspects and General ConclusionsAppendix 1: A Note on the Fifteenth Century Kadipaten of SinghasariAppendix 2: Kidung Pañji Margasmara – Chronological TableAppendix 3: List of Toponyms Occurring in the KPMBibliographyPlatesIndex

“The present publication is a valuable addition to the literature on fifteenth century Java. The authors have given us another important literary work from the pen of a Javanese author, one which provides us with an insight into Java’s literary history in the fifteenth century. They have also given us a publication which tells much about the mores of fifteenth century Javanese courtiers and their households together with a valuable topographical description of significant areas of eastern Java in the fifteenth century.” - Peter Worsley, University of Sydney, in Wacana, vol. 24, no. 3, 2023, p. 597.