TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminary Historical Remarks on the Literature of Java paragraph page 00001 The Importance of Javanese Literature 1 00010 Javanese Literature and Javanese Civilization 2 00020 Outline of the Development of Javanese Literature, Four Eras 4 00030 The Javanese Language, historically 9 00035 Javanese Manners of Speech 14 00040 Forms of Literature, Prose and Rhythmic Prose .... 14 00050 Poetry ruled by Indian Prosody 16 00060 Poetic forms of indigenous origin, Popular Verse . . . . 18 00070 Macapat Prosody 20 00080 Javanese-Indian Script 24 00090 Arabic Script 25 00100 Latin Script, transcription systems 27 00110 Orthography 29 00120 Chronology 31 00130 Writing Material and Books 33 00140 Books and Treatises on Javanese Literature, Bibliography ... 37 00145 List of Abbreviations 42 Synopsis of Javanese Literature, 900—1900 A.D. 00150 Introduction 45 Part One: Religion and Ethics 10.000 Old Javanese Religious Literature 47 10.010 ff. siwaitic speculative treatises with Sanskrit slokas .... 51 10.200 f. Buddhist speculative treatises with Sanskrit slokas .... 52 10.400 ff. Tuturs, Old Javanese Siwaism 52