Amangkurat’s Aloneness
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
As his end approaches, in face of defeat, Amangkurat’s past rises up and meets him. The 90 minute drama in 14 acts is enacted on a dark stage. There, Amangkurat is Everyman.
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In March 2016, essayist Goenawan Mohamad wrote a terse piece about Amangkurat, sultan of the 17th century Javanese kingdom of Mataram, and reflected on his greed and power-madness. In the essay, Goenawan explored with fascination the naked brutality of Amangkurat, his suspicious naturehe had his court surrounded with high walls, a fortress, a moat, and walled up rivers. He had even started to create a sea from his subjects' paddyfields, to keep h
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