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SUSASTRA
Mihardj a,Achdiat K.(editor.) I 954. Polemik kebudayaan. Djakarta: Perpustakaan
Perguruan Kenenterian P.P. dan K. 3rd. edition. [First edition 1948.J
Mohamad, Goenawan. 1982. Menghadapi pemikiran TakdirAlisjahbana. Hori
son, 17(7), 179-79.
--. 1983. Dealing with TakdirAlisjahbana's thinking. Prisma, 29, 24-30.
Nadjib, EmhaAinun.1984. Dari Takdir dan Gunawan sampai sastra yang Indo
nesia. (In Nadjib, EnhaAinun. Sastrayang membebaskan. Yogyakarta:
Pusat Latihan, Penelitian dan Pengembangan Masyarakat, 39-47. ) [First
edition 1982.]
Sastrowardoyo, Subagio. 1986. Sikap budaya Takdir dalam Polemik Kebudayaan
serta pengaruhnya. Horison, 2I (7), 12-19.
Udin, S.( ed.)1978. Spectrum, ssays presented to Su tan Takdir Alisjahbana on
his seventieth birthday.Jakrta: Dian Rakyat.
'Novel of Ideas":
A Textual Analysis of Mohd. Afandi Hassan 's
Pujangga Melayu Based on Persuratan Baru
Mohd. Zariat Abdul Rani
Universiti Putra Malysia
Abstract
�1
lhe function of literary works, speciically that of fictional narratives, has been
,, �ource of debate in Westen and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. The
Malay literary tradition is no exception; V.I. Braginsky states that since the 16th
111d 17th centuries, Malays have been aware of the functional value of literature,
which among other functions serves to teach, and to enlighten mankind with
� 1111wledge. It is important to note that the same issue is still a matter of debate
111 rnntemporary Malay Iiterature. Chief amongst those who regularly foreground
iht issue is Mohd. Affandi Hassan (heraier Hassan) , a contemporary Malay
1l1c1 uy critic and creative writer. As a literary critic, Ilassan generated the no
t i1111 ol 'Pcrsuratan Baru', a notion that amongst other principles urges authors
ff,lulay literary works to prioritise the transmittance of knowledge. Naturally,
tlt1I invites scrutiny, especially given the context of Hassan being a creative
, itc, himself; with such a standing (as a literary critic and creative writer) the
j!IC�t11111 lhal immediately springs to mind is whether Hassan heeds his own call.
lu llii li�:hl, this article will analyse one of Hassan's works based on his own
II� ti1,ll framework - Persuratan Baru - in an efort to determine whether the
llilt 11l'l1on of said work truly takes into account his own identiication of the
111�111111 11f literary works, that is as a medium of knowledge. llassan's novel
tllJ:•' Afelayu (1997) will be the study material, with the employment of
1111l'lil:1tl framework of Persuratan Baru. By using Persuratan Baru which
IIH\lli\h'S between 'knowledge' (ilmu) and 'narrative' (cerita) as an analyti1 ltn11u ,,,1,r k, my findings answer the question brought up earlier that Hassan
lildo
SUSASTRA
Mihardj a,Achdiat K.(editor.) I 954. Polemik kebudayaan. Djakarta: Perpustakaan
Perguruan Kenenterian P.P. dan K. 3rd. edition. [First edition 1948.J
Mohamad, Goenawan. 1982. Menghadapi pemikiran TakdirAlisjahbana. Hori
son, 17(7), 179-79.
--. 1983. Dealing with TakdirAlisjahbana's thinking. Prisma, 29, 24-30.
Nadjib, EmhaAinun.1984. Dari Takdir dan Gunawan sampai sastra yang Indo
nesia. (In Nadjib, EnhaAinun. Sastrayang membebaskan. Yogyakarta:
Pusat Latihan, Penelitian dan Pengembangan Masyarakat, 39-47. ) [First
edition 1982.]
Sastrowardoyo, Subagio. 1986. Sikap budaya Takdir dalam Polemik Kebudayaan
serta pengaruhnya. Horison, 2I (7), 12-19.
Udin, S.( ed.)1978. Spectrum, ssays presented to Su tan Takdir Alisjahbana on
his seventieth birthday.Jakrta: Dian Rakyat.
'Novel of Ideas":
A Textual Analysis of Mohd. Afandi Hassan 's
Pujangga Melayu Based on Persuratan Baru
Mohd. Zariat Abdul Rani
Universiti Putra Malysia
Abstract
�1
lhe function of literary works, speciically that of fictional narratives, has been
,, �ource of debate in Westen and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. The
Malay literary tradition is no exception; V.I. Braginsky states that since the 16th
111d 17th centuries, Malays have been aware of the functional value of literature,
which among other functions serves to teach, and to enlighten mankind with
� 1111wledge. It is important to note that the same issue is still a matter of debate
111 rnntemporary Malay Iiterature. Chief amongst those who regularly foreground
iht issue is Mohd. Affandi Hassan (heraier Hassan) , a contemporary Malay
1l1c1 uy critic and creative writer. As a literary critic, Ilassan generated the no
t i1111 ol 'Pcrsuratan Baru', a notion that amongst other principles urges authors
ff,lulay literary works to prioritise the transmittance of knowledge. Naturally,
tlt1I invites scrutiny, especially given the context of Hassan being a creative
, itc, himself; with such a standing (as a literary critic and creative writer) the
j!IC�t11111 lhal immediately springs to mind is whether Hassan heeds his own call.
lu llii li�:hl, this article will analyse one of Hassan's works based on his own
II� ti1,ll framework - Persuratan Baru - in an efort to determine whether the
llilt 11l'l1on of said work truly takes into account his own identiication of the
111�111111 11f literary works, that is as a medium of knowledge. llassan's novel
tllJ:•' Afelayu (1997) will be the study material, with the employment of
1111l'lil:1tl framework of Persuratan Baru. By using Persuratan Baru which
IIH\lli\h'S between 'knowledge' (ilmu) and 'narrative' (cerita) as an analyti1 ltn11u ,,,1,r k, my findings answer the question brought up earlier that Hassan
lildo