TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robson,S.O.
TI  - Desawarnana
T2  - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
SN  - 9789004454217
AV  - DS646.29.M267 
U1  - 959.8012 23
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - History
KW  - Majapahit (Kingdom)
KW  - Sources
KW  - Poems
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Mpu Prapañca --; Foreword; Mpu Prapañca --; Introduction; Mpu Prapañca and Stuart Robson --; Maps; Mpu Prapañca and Stuart Robson --; Genealogy; Mpu Prapañca and Stuart Robson --; Translation; Mpu Prapañca and Stuart Robson --; Commentary; Mpu Prapañca and Stuart Robson --; List of Abbreviations; Mpu Prapañca --; Bibliography; Mpu Prapañca
N2  - It is just over a century since the first manuscript of Désawarnana (also known as the Nagarakrtagama ) was rescued from the sack of the palace at Cakranagara in Lombok. Once its importance for Javanese history was recognized, its place was assured: our picture of the greatness of the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit in the second half of the 14th century is based largely on the evidence of this one text, and it is true to say that this picture has formed an inspiration for modern Indonesians as well. The text is not a literary masterpiece, and it is not typical of its genre; in fact it is unique. One of the reasons for this is the fact that here and there its author, Mpu Prapanca, tells us something about himself, in particular when he accompanies his king as Superintendent of Buddhist Affairs on a long journey through the countryside of East Java in 1359
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004454217
ER  -