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Kitlv Press. 2006. Trade paperback. Very good.. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 695 p. Bibliotheca Indonesica, 32. Audience: General/trade. . The Bhomantaka, or The death of Bhoma, is a wide-ranging tale of the sweet romance of Samba and Yajnwati, of the defeat of the demon Bhoma by King kresna and his minions in a truly monumental battle, and many more incidents and descriptions, a product of the sophisticated literary tradition of early Java. The poem is written in Old Javanese (composed by an author who does not mention his name or that of his king), in an idiom that presents many difficulties for the modern reader. This book contains an edition of the text, a translation, and an extensive explanatory introduction-enough to make the work accessible-and was produced by a team of two, both senior scholars of Old Javanese and experienced in producing readable English translations. It will become apparent in the course of reading that there are still numerous philological problems attaching to the…
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Bhomantaka: The Death of Bhoma Paperback - 2006
by A. Teeuw (Editor); S. O. Robson (Editor)
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- Title Bhomantaka: The Death of Bhoma
- Author A. Teeuw (Editor); S. O. Robson (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Bilingual
- Pages 695
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill, Netherlands
- Date July 30, 2006
- ISBN 9789067182539 / 9067182532
- Weight 2.48 lbs (1.12 kg)
- Dimensions 9.36 x 6.36 x 1.39 in (23.77 x 16.15 x 3.53 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Dewey Decimal Code 899.222
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