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King Siliwangi According to Pleyte

King Siliwangi According to Pleyte

Hawé Setiawan Ancient Literature | Thursday, 8 March 2012 | sundanesecorner.org Among the books written by C. M. Pleyte, there is Radén Moending Laja di Koesoema: Een Oude, Soendasche Ridderroman 'Radén Moending Laja di Koesoema: An Old Sundanese Knight Novel' published by Albrecht & Co, Batavia, in 1906. This work presents a [...]

Eringa’s Study on ‘Lutung Kasarung’

Eringa’s Study on ‘Lutung Kasarung’

Ancient Literature | Thursday, 5 January 2012 | sundanesecorner.org Hawe Setiawan Among the old books kept like a band of ghosts in a wooden cabinet at my house, today I found Loetoeng Kasaroeng: Een Mythologisch Verhaal uit West Java 'Lutung Kasarung: A Mythological Story from West Java' by the [...]

The Story of Parahiyangan

The Story of Parahiyangan

Ancient Literature | Wednesday, 8 December 2010 | sundanesecorner.org translated by Hawé Setiawan (based on an Indonesian version of the 16th century Sundanese manuscript Carita Parahiyangan edited by Atja and Saléh Danasasmita)* /1/ Lo, this is the Story of Parahiyangan. Sang Resiguru begot Rajaputra. Rajaputra begot [...]