A History of Classical Malay Literature
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Author: Liaw Yock Fang
Translated by Razif Bahari & Harry Aveling
Paperback, 516 pages
Subjects: Malaysia, Literature
Publisher: ISEAS
Published: 2013
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.
Translated by Razif Bahari & Harry Aveling
Paperback, 516 pages
Subjects: Malaysia, Literature
Publisher: ISEAS
Published: 2013
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.