Print, Poetics, and Politics: A Sumatran Epic in the Colonial Indies and New Order Indonesia
(Book #225 in the Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Series)
No Customer Reviews
This study presents the text and first English translation of a Sumatran turi-turian or chanted epic called the tale of Datuk Tuongku Aji Malim Leman, the hero s name. This is a famous southern Batak story from the town of Sipirok. The version at issue, in the Angkola Batak language, was published as a folkloric but also rather novelistic printed paperback book for a popular southern Batak audience in 1941, at the end of Dutch colonial rule...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9067182338
ISBN13:9789067182331
Release Date:January 2005
Publisher:Brill
Length:333 Pages
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
