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Secrets Need Words - Indonesian Poetry, 1966-1998 (Paperback, 1)
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Secrets Need Words - Indonesian Poetry, 1966-1998 (Paperback, 1)
Series: Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series
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The period from 1966 to 1999 represents a distinct era in
Indonesian history. Throughout the "New Order" regime of President
Suharto, the policies of economic development and political
stability were dominant. However, the public opinion of personal
expression was consistently under suspicion, and indeed dissent was
severely punished.
"Secrets Need Words" traces the development of Indonesian poetry
throughout this entire period. Texts are presented both in the
original Indonesian and in careful, stylistically sensitive English
translations.
In this anthology of contemporary work by Indonesian poets, the
renowned translator and editor Harry Aveling presents a series of
ongoing analyses detailing the political and social shifts that
have influenced the work of particular poets.
Professor Aveling's analyses, along with the poems themselves,
demonstrate how the poets responded to the power of the state in a
variety of ways ranging from direct confrontation to withdrawal
into personal and private realms characterized by fantasy and the
use of heavily rhythmic language.
"Secrets Need Words" will be of interest to scholars of Indonesia
and comparative literature, and will be for many years to come a
basic text for scholarship and teaching. But it also offers all
readers of poetry an opportunity to explore a new, complex, and
exciting body of literature from one of the world's largest
nations.
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