The Discourse of Common People Represented in Javanese Version of Abu Nawas Stories

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10.2991/assehr.k.220206.020How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Abu Nawas; common people; Javanese; CDA; low-class people

Abstract

This paper explores the position of the ordinary people represented in the Javanese version of Abu Nawas stories. The Javanese version of Abu Nawas is interesting because of its position as a translation from Arabic to be presented to the Javanese audience in 1933. The main characters of the stories are Abu Nawas and Sultan Harun Ar-Rasyid. Abu Nawas was a low-class person with a close relationship with the King, Sultan Harun Al Rasyid. The stories have been part of the golden age of Arabic literature, and their popularity makes them translated and adapted into many other languages and other forms. This paper explores how the low-class people or common people are represented in the Javanese version of Abu Nawas. To answer this question, the article applies Critical Discourse Analysis to figure out how the low-class people or common people are represented. The result shows that the Javanese version of Abunawas goes through some changes in words and meaning. The common people represented in the stories are Abu Nawas himself and other minor characters. Most of the common people are represented as poor and have to negotiate with the socially high-rank people, like the merchant, the judge, and the Sultan. The poor people’s position is less powerful in negotiating with high-ranking people. In the negotiation process, Abu Nawas takes the role of advocate for the poor. This research covers one aspect of the stories, and many other aspects can be analyzed from the stories for the other researchers interested in this topic.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mundi Rahayu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/17
TI  - The Discourse of Common People Represented in Javanese Version of Abu Nawas Stories
BT  - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Religious Literature and Heritage (ISLAGE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 153
EP  - 158
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220206.020
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220206.020
ID  - Rahayu2022
ER  -