Syair Abdul Muluk
1847 poem written by Raja Ali Haji / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sjair Abdoel Moeloek (شَعِيْر عَبْدُالْمُلُوْك; Perfected Spelling: Syair Abdul Muluk) is an 1847[lower-alpha 1] syair (poem) credited variously to Raja Ali Haji or his sister Saleha. It tells of a woman who passes as a man to free her husband from the Sultan of Hindustan, who had captured him in an assault on their kingdom. The book, with its theme of gender disguise common to contemporary Javanese and Malay literature, has been read as repositioning the hierarchy of men and women as well as the nobility and servants.
Author | Raja Ali Haji |
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Country | Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) |
Language | Malay |
Genre | Syair |
Publisher | Tijdschrift voor Neerl. Indië |
Publication date | 1847 |
Syair Abdul Muluk has seen several reprints and translations. It is often adapted to the stage, and was the basis for Lie Kim Hok's Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari.