A History of Classical Malay Literature

ISBN-13: 9789814459884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 505 str.

Liaw Yock Fang

Opis

This is a detailed, narrative-based history of Classical Malay Literature. It covers a wide range of Malay texts, including folk literature; the influence of the Indian epics and shadow theatre literature; Panji tales; the transition from Hindu to Muslim literary models; Muslim literature; framed tales; theological literature; historical literature; legal codes; and the dominant forms of poetry, the pantun and syair.