PEMIKIRAN DAN KARYA RADEN AYU LASMININGRAT DALAM PERKEMBANGAN SASTRA SUNDA MODERN

Abstract

This study discusses the thoughts and works of Raden Ayu Lasminingrat in the development of modern Sundanese literature during the colonial period. Although previous studies have examined Lasminingrat from the perspectives of women’s education, translation, or biography, limited attention has been given to the relationship between her educational thought, literary works, and their contribution to modern Sundanese literature through a dialectical perspective. Therefore, this study aims to analyze Lasminingrat’s thoughts on education, morals, and literacy, as well as her contribution to the development of modern Sundanese literature. This study employs a qualitative method using a literary history approach and dialectical theory. Data were collected through a literature review of Lasminingrat’s works, books, journals, and other relevant sources, and analyzed descriptively to examine the relationship between Sundanese traditions and colonial modernity reflected in her writings. The novelty of this study lies in integrating literary history and dialectical theory to explain how Lasminingrat negotiated traditional Sundanese values and colonial modernity through her literary and educational works. The findings show that Lasminingrat played a significant role in developing modern Sundanese literature through translated works and Sundanese educational texts promoting moral values, education, and literacy. Her ideas reflect a dialectical process between local traditions and colonial modernity, particularly in women’s education and the development of written culture. This study contributes to enriching the historiography of modern Sundanese literature by offering a more comprehensive understanding of Lasminingrat’s intellectual role and highlighting her significance in the development of indigenous literary traditions and educational thought during the colonial period.