'Wacana' dan 'Cerita' dalam Novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan. (Malay)

The function of literary works, specifically that of fictional narratives, has been a source of debate in Western and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. In ancient Greece for example, this issue sparked a conflict between the philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, who both had contrasting views on the role and contribution of literary works to the formation of a culturally civilised society. The Malay literary tradition is no exception; Braginsky (1993) states that since the 16th and 17th centuries, Malays have been aware of the functional value of literature, which among other functions serves to teach, and to enlighten mankind with knowledge. It is important to note that the same issue is still a matter of debate in contemporary Malay literature. Chief amongst those who regularly foreground the issue is Mohd. Affandi Hassan (herafter Hassan), a renowned Malaysian literary critic and creative writer. As a literary critic, Hassan generated the notion of 'Persuratan Baru', a notion that amongst other principles urges authors of Malay literary works to prioritise the transmittance of knowledge. Naturally, this invites scrutiny, especially given the context of Hassan being a creative writer himself; with such a standing (as a literary critic and creative writer) the question that immediately springs to mind is whether Hassan heeds his own call. In this light, this article will analyse one of Hassan's works based on his own analytical framework -- Persuratan Baru -- in an effort to determine whether the construction of said work truly takes into account his own identification of the function of literary works, that is as a medium of knowledge. Therefore, Hassan's novel Pujangga Melayu (1997) (henceforth Pujangga...) will be utilised as a study material. By using PB which distinguishes clearly between 'knowledge' (ilmu) and 'narrative' (cerita) as an analytical framework, my findings answer the question brought up earlier that Hassan has indeed practiced what he has preached, by presenting Pujangga... as a concrete manifestation of his literary notion - 'Persuratan Baru'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dalam kebanyakan tamadun Barat dan Timur, soal fungsi karya sastera khususnya yang terhasil berasaskan cerita-cerita rekaan telah lama menjadi perbincangan. Dalam tamadun Yunani umpamanya, perkara ini mencetuskan perdebatan antara Plato deugan Aristotle yang saling berbeza pandangan tentang peranan serta sumbangan karya sastera dalam pembinaan tamadun. Tradisi kesusasteraan Melayu juga tidak terkecuali daripada membangkitkan perkara Fang sama. Menurut Braginsky (1993), semenjak abaci ke-16 dan 17 Masihi, wujud kesedaran yang jelas dan menyeluruh dalam kalangan orang Melayu tentang fuugsi karya sastera yang mereka bahagikan kepada tiga tujuan yang saling berbeza, iaitu memberikan hiburan, memberikan pengajaran, atau mengajar manusia untuk mengenal hakikat Pencipta-Nya. Penting untuk dikatakan bahawa perkara tersebut masih menjadi perbahasan dalam kalangan penggiat sastera Melayu hari ini. Antara tokoh yang sering membangkitkan perkara tersebut ialah Mohd. Affandi Hassan (seterusnya Affandi), seorang pengkritik sastera dan penulis kreatif yang terkenal di Malaysia. Sebagai pengkritik sastera, Mohd. Affandi telah menjana satu gagasan sastera yang dikenali sebagai Persuratan Baru (seterusnya PB) yang antara idea pokoknya menuntut supaya sastera Melayu hari ini memberikan perhatian yang sarius terhadap soal penyampaian ilmu. Sesungguhnya seruan Affandi ini membangkitkan satu persoalan yang penting, iaitu apakah beliau sendiri mereallsasikan seruannya ita? Bertolak daripada persoalan tersebut, kajian ini diusahakan bagi menganalisis sebuah karya kreatif Affandi, dengan menerapkan kerangka analisis yang digagaskan oleh beliau sendiri (PB), guna mengenal pasti sama ada penghasilan karya kreatif tersebut mengambil kira secara serius seruannya sendiri tentang fungsi karya sastera sebagai wadah ilmu. Untuk itu, kajian ini memilih novel Affandi bertajuk Pujangga Melayu (1997) (seterusnya Pujangga...) sebagai bahan kajian. Dengan menerapkan PB yang dengan ketara membezakan antara 'ilmu' dan 'cerita' sebagai kerangka, analisis ini berhasil menjawab persoalan yang dibangkitkan apabila Pujangga... didapati menjadi manifestasi konkrit terhadap gagasan Persuratan Baru yang dijana oleh Affandi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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