Kidung Pañji Margasmara

Stuart Robson (1941 - ) has a PhD from Leiden University (1971), and is now an Adjunct Professor in Indonesian Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. He has translated a large number of Javanese texts, including the Old Javanese Rāmāyaṇa (2015), which was awarded the A.L. Becker Southeast Asian Literature in Translation Prize in 2019. Hadi Sidomulyo (1951 - ) has been actively engaged in Indonesian studies for more than half a century, with a special interest in historical topography. He served as a field consultant to the Indonesian Department of Culture and Tourism between 1986 and 1994. Recent publications include Notes on the topography of ancient Java and Threads of the Unfolding Web; the Old Javanese Tantu Panggĕlaran.

Preface


Illustrations


Abbreviations





Part 1: Text and Translation By Stuart Robson


Introduction


 Background


 Dating


 Sources


 Metre and Music


 The Literary Context


 On Gardens, Parks and Other Architecture


 Language and Translation


 Costume


 Kidung Pañji Margasmara, Dramatis Personae





Text and Translation





Textual Notes





Variant Readings





Lexicographical List





Bibliography





PART 2: Notes on History and Topography By Hadi Sidomulyo


Introduction





Topographical Notes





Historical Aspects and General Conclusions





Appendix 1: A Note on the Fifteenth Century Kadipaten of Singhasari





Appendix 2: Kidung Pañji Margasmara – Chronological Table





Appendix 3: List of Toponyms Occurring in the KPM


Bibliography


Plates


Index