Syair Perang Siak. A Court Poem Representing the State Policy of a Minangkabau Malay Royal Family in Exile
by Donald J Goudie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 9839961411
- ISBN 13
- 9789839961416
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society, 1996. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Syair in Malay culture are not dissimilar to odes in many European cultures; they often remind their listeners of the heroic deeds of heroes of the past. Here Goudie has painstakingly reconstructed a popular syair that tells of the exploits of Minangkabau raiders from what is now Indonesia into the Malay Peninsula. Both a transliteration into the modern Rumi script and an English translation are included. Near Fine Hardback 280 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 1kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a few minor damp marks on the first and last end papers, the book looks new
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML1305
- Title
- Syair Perang Siak. A Court Poem Representing the State Policy of a Minangkabau Malay Royal Family in Exile
- Author
- Donald J Goudie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 9839961411
- ISBN 13
- 9789839961416
- Publisher
- Malaysian Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society
- Place of Publication
- Kuala Lumpur
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Malaya - Indonesia - Syair - Epic Poem - Minangkabau
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