Muhammad Haji Salleh, Pantun: The poetry of passion, Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaya Press, 2018, 108 p. + x, ill.. ISBN: 9789831009765
As an oral literary genre, pantun is a type of traditional Malay poetry that may come in two, four, eight or twelve lines. Observable on YouTube, the four-line pantun has become the customary verbal exchange in a Malay wedding (or engagement) ceremony, especially as part of the culturally sanctione...
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| Shrnutí: | As an oral literary genre, pantun is a type of traditional Malay poetry that may come in two, four, eight or twelve lines. Observable on YouTube, the four-line pantun has become the customary verbal exchange in a Malay wedding (or engagement) ceremony, especially as part of the culturally sanctioned greetings between the representatives of the bridegroom and the bride upon their arrival at the bride house (cf. Abdul Rahim Hashim, 2012). Based on this ceremonial function, it is apt for the su... |
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