Kidung Pañji Margasmara

A Middle Javanese Romance
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-52369-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 38, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 160 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Reihe: Bibliotheca Indonesica

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robson, Stuart

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sidomulyo, Hadi

Robson, Stuart

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Illustrations

Abbreviations

Part 1: Text and Translation By Stuart Robson

Introduction

Background

Dating

Sources

Metre and Music

The Literary Context

On Gardens, Parks and Other Architecture

Language and Translation

Costume

Kidung Pañji Margasmara, Dramatis Personae

Text and Translation

Textual Notes

Variant Readings

Lexicographical List

Bibliography

PART 2: Notes on History and Topography By Hadi Sidomulyo

Introduction

Topographical Notes

Historical Aspects and General Conclusions

Appendix 1: A Note on the Fifteenth Century Kadipaten of Singhasari

Appendix 2: Kidung Pañji Margasmara – Chronological Table

Appendix 3: List of Toponyms Occurring in the KPM

Bibliography

Plates

Index

Über Autor(innen)

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 Ramayana (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 Panggelaran.