Mpu Monagua's Sumanasāntaka : An Old Javanese Epic Poem, its Indian Source and Balinese Illustrations

Edited, translated and annotated by Peter Worsley, S. Supomo, Thomas Hunter, and Margaret Fletcher Mpu Monaguṇa's early thirteenth century epic poem Sumanasāntaka is a vernacular rendering of Kālidāsa's story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumatī told in the Raghuvaṃśa. In it the poet exploits his source narrative to describe and comment on the Javanese world of his times. In Mpu Monaguṇa's Sumanasāntaka the authors offer an edited text and translation of Mpu Monaguṇa's epic kakawin and extensive commentary on the editing of the manuscripts and history of the poem and its story, the relationship between the Old Javanese poem and Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa, the way in which the poem imagines the lived environment of ancient Java in the early thirteenth century and Balinese painted representations of the story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumatī. Mpu Monaguṇa's Early Thirteenth Century Epic Poem Sumanasāntaka Is A Vernacular Rendering Of Kālidāsa's Story Of Prince Aja And Princess Indumatī Told In The Raghuvaṃśa. In It The Poet Exploits His Source Narrative To Describe And Comment On The Javanese World Of His Times. In Mpu Monaguṇa's Sumanasāntaka The Authors Offer An Edited Text And Translation Of Mpu Monaguṇa's Epic Kakawin And Extensive Commentary On The Editing Of The Manuscripts And History Of The Poem And Its Story, The Relationship Between The Old Javanese Poem And Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa, The Way In Which The Poem Imagines The Lived Environment Of Ancient Java In The Early Thirteenth Century And Balinese Painted Representations Of The Story Of Prince Aja And Princess Indumatī-- Edited, Translated And Annotated By Peter Worsley, S. Supomo, Thomas M. Hunter, Margaret Fletcher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes The Text Of Sumanasāntaka In Kawi With English Translation; Critical Material In English. "Mpu Monagun+Đa's early thirteenth century epic poem Sumanasa+ѕntaka is a vernacular rendering of Ka+ѕlida+ѕsa's story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumati+ѕ told in the Raghuvam+Đs+ѓa. In it the poet exploits his source narrative to describe and comment on the Javanese world of his times. In Mpu Monagun+Đa's Sumanasa+ѕntaka the authors offer an edited text and translation of Mpu Monagun+Đa's epic kakawin and extensive commentary on the editing of the manuscripts and history of the poem and its story, the relationship between the Old Javanese poem and Ka+ѕlida+ѕsa's Raghuvam+Đs+ѓa, the way in which the poem imagines the lived environment of ancient Java in the early thirteenth century and Balinese painted representations of the story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumati+ѕ Publisher's Web site "Mpu Monaguṇa's early thirteenth century epic poem Sumanasāntaka is a vernacular rendering of Kālidāsa's story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumatī told in the Raghuvaṃśa. In it the poet exploits his source narrative to describe and comment on the Javanese world of his times. In Mpu Monaguṇa's Sumanasāntaka the authors offer an edited text and translation of Mpu Monaguṇa's epic kakawin and extensive commentary on the editing of the manuscripts and history of the poem and its story, the relationship between the Old Javanese poem and Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa, the way in which the poem imagines the lived environment of ancient Java in the early thirteenth century and Balinese painted representations of the story of Prince Aja and Princess Indumatī"-- Publisher's Web site