Theodore G Th Pigeaud

(Author)

Java in the 14th Century: A Study in Cultural History (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1960)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1960, 1 January 1960

Java in the 14th Century: A Study in Cultural History (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1960)
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Part of Series
Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, En Volkenkunde
Print Length
177 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
1 Jan 1960
ISBN-10
9401181497
ISBN-13
9789401181495

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The Dutch Nagara-Kertagama translation on which Professor Kern worked, at intervals, during eleven years, deserves our utmost admir- ation and respect. It is the last important piece of work he finished before his death. It has enriched in an extraordinarily high degree our knowledge of the history and antiquities of the Majapahit period. Moreover, its dignified and courtly style established the reputation of Old Javanese letters as a literature of considerable interest. The con- tents of the Nagara-Kertiigama, as interpreted by Professor Kern, gave 14th century Majapahit a nimbus, making it appear to the uncritical public as a most powerful and highly cultured Empire, organized on 18th or 19th century West-European lines. The notes of Krom, Poerbatjaraka and others do not contain com- plete translations of the texts. These scholars made valuable contribu- tions to a better understanding of several passages. They did not make it easy for the general reader to consult their notes, though. Professor Kern's appreciation of the contents of the Nagara-Kertagama remained fundamentally unshaken. Up to the present time Professor Kern's Nagara-Kertagama trans- lation has been generally used and highly appreciated by students of Indonesian cultures and by the public interested in Old Javanese his- tory, both in Indonesia and elsewhere. In 1953 a modern Malay trans- lation by Slametmuljana was published in Djakarta (Negarakretagama, diperbaharui kedalam bahasa Indonesia). But then, since Professor Kern's days research has made progress. It is clear, nowadays, that his translation has the defects of its good qualities.

Product Details

Author:
Theodore G Th Pigeaud
Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1960
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 1960
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.07 cm
ISBN-10:
9401181497
ISBN-13:
9789401181495
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
177
Publisher:
Weight:
281.23 gm

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