Syair Bidasari

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Malay poem
gptkbp:adaptation folk
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important in Malay literary heritage
gptkbp:date 18th century
gptkbp:form gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:genre syair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Syair Bidasari
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Bidasari
gptkb:King_of_Kembayat
gptkb:Queen_Lila_Sari
gptkbp:motif evil queen
magical fish
life bound to an object
lost princess
gptkbp:notableFor use of supernatural elements
female protagonist
early example of Malay narrative poetry
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Malay_world
gptkbp:plotSummary A beautiful girl named Bidasari is hidden by her parents and her life is tied to a fish.
gptkbp:publishedIn various manuscripts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hikayat_Inderaputera
gptkb:Hikayat_Panji_Semirang
gptkb:Syair_Siti_Zubaidah
gptkbp:rhymeScheme a-a-a-a
gptkbp:structure quatrains
gptkbp:studiedIn Malay literature courses
gptkbp:theme gptkb:magic
adventure
romance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6