Hikayat Nakhoda Muda: Biografi Melayu Abad ke-18 (Hikayat Nakhoda Muda: An 18th Century Malay Biography)

NORIAH TASLIM

Abstract


ABSTRAK: Esei ini akan memberi tumpuan kepada sebuah karya biografi Melayu yang terawal, Hikayat Nakhoda Muda yang ditulis oleh seorang Melayu Minangkabau di Bangkahulu sekitar tahun 1766 di atas permintaan Tuan Butter Hunnings, Residen Inggeris di Bangkahulu. Abad ke- 18 (malah abad ke-17 – ke-19), adalah abad yang sering di juluk sebagai abad transisi (tradisional-Moden) dalam persejarahan sosiobudaya dan politik Melayu. Periode tersebut diasosiasikan dengan kehadiran dan penjajahan Eropah di dunia Melayu. Dalam bidang kesusasteraan khususnya, period ini menyaksikan berlakunya peralihan dari sudut penaungan, pengkaryaan dan genre sastera Melayu. Genre Biografi dan karya Hikayat Nakhoda Muda, ialah contoh produk yang terhasil daripada pertembungan orang Melayu dengan budaya Eropah tersebut.

Kata kunci: Pemodenan, abad transisi, sastera transisi, naratif faktual, genre biografi

 

ABSTRACT: The essay will give focus on the earliest biographical work, the Hikayat Nakhoda Muda, written by a Minangkabau Malay in Bangkahulu around the year 1766 on the behest of Mr. Butter Hunnings, the British Resident in Bangkahulu at the time. In the Malay socio-cultural and political history, the 18th century (in fact 17th to 19th century) was nicknamed as the transitional era (Traditional-Modern), associated so to speak, with the European presence and colonialism in the Malay world. In literature particularly, the era witnessed the shift in patronage, authorship and Malay literary genres. The literary genre, the so-called biography and the text Hikayat Nakhoda Muda are examples of the products of the Malay encounter with the European culture during the era.

Keywords: Modernism, transitional era, transitional literature, factual narratives, biographical genre


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