'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan

The function of literary works, specifically that of fictional narratives, has been a source of debate in Western and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. In ancient Greece for example, this issue sparked a conflict between the philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, who both had contras...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/1/08%20Page%20187-201.pdf
_version_ 1848849477823102976
author Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat
author_facet Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat
author_sort Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The function of literary works, specifically that of fictional narratives, has been a source of debate in Western and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. In ancient Greece for example, this issue sparked a conflict between the philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, who both had contrasting views on the role and contribution of literary works to the formation of a culturally civilised society. The Malay literary tradition is no exception; Braginsky (1993) states that since the 16th and 17th centuries, Malays have been aware of the functional value of literature, which among other functions serves to teach, and to enlighten mankind with knowledge. It is important to note that the same issue is still a matter of debate in contemporary Malay literature. Chief amongst those who regularly foreground the issue is Mohd. Affandi Hassan (herafter Hassan), a renowned Malaysian literary critic and creative writer. As a literary critic, Hassan generated the notion of ‘Persuratan Baru’, a notion that amongst other principles urges authors of Malay literary works to prioritise the transmittance of knowledge. Naturally, this invites scrutiny, especially given the context of Hassan being a creative writer himself; with such a standing (as a literary critic and creative writer) the question that immediately springs to mind is whether Hassan heeds his own call. In this light, this article will analyse one of Hassan’s works based on his own analytical framework – Persuratan Baru – in an effort to determine whether the construction of said work truly takes into account his own identification of the function of literary works, that is as a medium of knowledge. Therefore, Hassan’s novel Pujangga Melayu (1997) (henceforth Pujangga…) will be utilised as a study material. By using PB which distinguishes clearly between ‘knowledge’ (ilmu) and ‘narrative’ (cerita) as an analytical framework, my findings answer the question brought up earlier that Hassan has indeed practiced what he has preached, by presenting Pujangga… as a concrete manifestation of his literary notion - ‘Persuratan Baru’.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T09:51:01Z
format Article
id upm-40620
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T09:51:01Z
publishDate 2008
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-406202015-10-08T00:58:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/ 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat The function of literary works, specifically that of fictional narratives, has been a source of debate in Western and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. In ancient Greece for example, this issue sparked a conflict between the philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, who both had contrasting views on the role and contribution of literary works to the formation of a culturally civilised society. The Malay literary tradition is no exception; Braginsky (1993) states that since the 16th and 17th centuries, Malays have been aware of the functional value of literature, which among other functions serves to teach, and to enlighten mankind with knowledge. It is important to note that the same issue is still a matter of debate in contemporary Malay literature. Chief amongst those who regularly foreground the issue is Mohd. Affandi Hassan (herafter Hassan), a renowned Malaysian literary critic and creative writer. As a literary critic, Hassan generated the notion of ‘Persuratan Baru’, a notion that amongst other principles urges authors of Malay literary works to prioritise the transmittance of knowledge. Naturally, this invites scrutiny, especially given the context of Hassan being a creative writer himself; with such a standing (as a literary critic and creative writer) the question that immediately springs to mind is whether Hassan heeds his own call. In this light, this article will analyse one of Hassan’s works based on his own analytical framework – Persuratan Baru – in an effort to determine whether the construction of said work truly takes into account his own identification of the function of literary works, that is as a medium of knowledge. Therefore, Hassan’s novel Pujangga Melayu (1997) (henceforth Pujangga…) will be utilised as a study material. By using PB which distinguishes clearly between ‘knowledge’ (ilmu) and ‘narrative’ (cerita) as an analytical framework, my findings answer the question brought up earlier that Hassan has indeed practiced what he has preached, by presenting Pujangga… as a concrete manifestation of his literary notion - ‘Persuratan Baru’. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/1/08%20Page%20187-201.pdf Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat (2008) 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 16 (2). pp. 187-201. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2016%20%282%29%20Sep.%202008/08%20Page%20187-201.pdf
spellingShingle Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat
'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title_full 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title_fullStr 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title_full_unstemmed 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title_short 'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan
title_sort 'wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel pujangga melayu oleh mohd. affandi hassan
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40620/1/08%20Page%20187-201.pdf