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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130888703321

Autore

Kanwa, Empu, <active 11th century.>

Titolo

Arjunawiwāha : the marriage of Arjuna of Mpu Kaṇwa / / edited and translated with an introduction by Stuart Robson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2008

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2008

ISBN

90-04-25394-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages)

Collana

Bibliotheca Indonesica ; ; 34

Disciplina

398.209598

Soggetti

Legends - Indonesia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Arjunawiwāha: Old Javanese text and translation -- Variant readings -- Comments -- List of personal names -- List of metres -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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 significance of the text, within its historical and cultural setting. This poem was written by Mpu Kanwa in around A.D. 1030 under King Airlangga, who ruled in East Java. It is Mpu Kanwa’s only known work, and is the second oldest example in the genre of kakawin . The poem is a narrative, but also contains passages of description, philosophical or religious teaching of great interest, as well as remarkable erotic scenes. Parts of the tale have been depicted on early temple reliefs and in paintings, and the text is still recited in Bali by literary clubs and in temple ceremonies. Full text (Open Access)