| Abstrak/Abstract |
This article aims to describe and reveal the meaning of the Ramayana Epic in Kuntowijoyo’s novel in terms of Wolfgang
Iser’s Aesthetic Response theory. The data under examination are the novel Wasripin dan Satinah/WdS (2003) and
Mantra Pejinak Ular/MPU (2013). Under a qualitative descriptive study, the data were analyzed through reading,
identification, classification, interpretation, and inference. The results showed that Kuntowijoyo’s novel (WdS and
MPU) contained the Ramayana epic as a previous reference; the Ramayana epic which is the background in the creation
of the novel, namely the Javanese puppet (wayang) story, especially the Rama Tambak; and the Ramayana epic that
appears in Kuntowijoyo’s novel has an intention, which is to describe the New Order era in utilizing puppets as a tool
to convey political vision and mission. |
