Reading the Death in Literary Works (A Comparison between “Dokter dan Maut” and A Christmas Carol)
Keywords:
comparative literature, Indonesia and British, the death, prose
Abstract
This paper compares two literary works written by an Indonesian and a British author. There are some different points of views regarding the phenomenon of death in these literary works. In contrary, there are also similarities between the two texts. Social, cultural and religious backgrounds influence the way of looking at and discussing the theme and the different way of solving a problem as well. This comparison of literary works provides an example of how an Indonesian and British person deal with the same theme in their literary works and make differences in terms of exploring the theme in their works.Downloads
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Navis, A. A. (2002). Bertanya kerbau pada pedati. [A cow asks the cart]. Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
Shihab, M. Q. (2001). Perjalanan menuju keabadian kematian, surga dan ayat-ayat tahlil. [A passage to the eternal death, heaven and tahlil verses]. Jakarta: Lentera Hati.
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Sudarmoko, forthcoming. (2011). Fundraising management in death rituals in Indonesian society. Asia Pacific Journal of Business, Kangwon National University, 1(1).
Published
2011-09-05
How to Cite
Sudarmoko, S. (2011). Reading the Death in Literary Works (A Comparison between “Dokter dan Maut” and A Christmas Carol). K@ta, 13(1), 51-63. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.13.1.51-63
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