09 Jun New history of Javanese literature by Willem van der Molen
Willem van der Molen, Dvenadcat vekov Javanskoj literaturi. Obzornija kurs. [Sankt-Petersburg:] Izdatelstvo Sankt-Petersburgskogo Universiteta, [2016]. Sankt-Petersburgskij Gosudarstvennij Universitet, 231 pp.
Javanese literature is the oldest literature in Southeast Asia. Its history goes back to the ninth century. The Dvenadcat vekov Javanskoj literaturi. Obzornija kurs (‘Twelve centuries of Javanese literature. A survey’) sets out to tell this history. It highlights the most notable works against the background of ideas on literature and external conditions.
The author is a senior researcher at KITLV. The Russian text was translated from the (unpublished) Dutch-language handbook for his students by Prof. A.K. Ogloblin from St. Petersburg State University.
Marjanne Termorshuizen-Arts
Posted at 10:25h, 17 JuneSjonge dit is indrukwekkend
Geen zee te hoog geen land te ver. Succes bij het bereiken van nog meer contreien…. Marjanne
David Stuart-Fox
Posted at 18:50h, 30 JuneFine that there is a Russian translation! Apparently a translation of an unpublished manuscript. Is there a plan to publish a Dutch edition, or better still an English translation. There is a definite need for such a book.