Dordrecht; Cinnaminson: Foris Publications, 1986. — 295 p. — (Bibliotheca Indonesica 26). Poems in the original Malay and parallel English translation, with commentary in English, and with translations of 2 poems in Javanese. Contents Preface Introduction The period of Hamzah's life Hamzah's life Hamzah's alleged journey to Java Hamzah's prose writings Hamzah's knowledge of...
Brill, 1983. — 330 p. — (Bibliotheca Indonesica / Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 23). The Hikayat Indraputra, or adventures of Indraputra, is a fine example of traditional Malay story-telling, in the form of the prose hikayat. It follows the hero through the fantastic realms of jinns and demigods where he wins the hands of beautiful princesses and obtains...
М.: Наука — Главная редакция восточной литературы, 1983. — 496 с. — (Истории литератур Востока). Книга является первым в отечественном востоковедении систематическим и подробным изложением истории малайской литературы VII-XIX вв. В работе предложена периодизация, средневекового литературного процесса малайцев и на фоне изменяющейся историко-литературной ситуации рассмотрена,...
Brill, 2014. — 363 p. — (Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 279). This study of traditional literature in Pakpak-Dairi, an endangered North Sumatran language, is based on written and oral versions of stories. Discussing the views of well-known scholars of Sumatran languages, the book includes the texts of seven stories which were...
Brill, 2016. — xviii, 284 p. — (Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 301). The Turkic-Turkish Theme in Traditional Malay Literature is the first detailed study of the representation of the Turkic peoples and Ottoman Turks in Malay literature between the 14th–19th centuries. Drawing on a wide range of texts, Vladimir Braginsky uncovers...
Brill, 2008. — xiii, 208 p. — (Bibliotheca Indonesica, Volume: 34). The Arjunawiwāha is one of the best known of the Old Javanese classics. This volume presents a new text, based on Balinese manuscripts, with a complete translation, building on the work done by earlier writers. An introduction provides ample background information, as well as an original interpretation of the...
Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2010. — xvi, 259 p. — (Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 247). The Kakawin Ramayana, arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the...
Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2014. — 223 p. — (Biblioteca Indonesica 37). Texts about the nocturnal journey of the Prophet Muḥammad (Mi‘rāj) abound in the Muslim world and outside. International attention has never been afforded to any version of text in any language of the Indonesian archipelago. One old version of the text from the area, the Malay Hikayat Mir’āj Nabi Muḥammad is...