L. Goriaeva

Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Moscow, Russia

E‑mail: l.goriaeva@yandex.ru

EDITION OF MALAY MANUSCRIPTS: DIPLOMATIC OR CRITICAL?

Abstract.The article raises the question of choosing the type of edition most suitable for Malay manuscript texts' publishing. The author speaks of her own experience as editor and translator of traditional Malay texts and offers a comprehensive approach to this issue, making it possible to reflect all the relevant features of the text in most complete and verifiable form.

Keywords: Malay manuscripts, diplomatic edition, textual criticism, facsimile, source copy, scribes' errors, narrative structure, Brakel, Kratz, Chambert‑Loir, Winstedt, Dulaurier

DOI: 10.31250/1238-5018-2018-24-2-58-61

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Received by the Editorial Board: 3.05.2018