According to Horatius a literary work has two functions, Dulce et Utile”, which mean aesthetic and beneficial. One of the greatest Indonesian classical literary works, Di Bawah Lindungan Ka’bah, written by Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah...
moreAccording to Horatius a literary work has two functions, Dulce et Utile”, which mean aesthetic and beneficial. One of the greatest Indonesian classical literary works, Di Bawah Lindungan Ka’bah, written by Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah famed as HAMKA, covers both functions. The novel presents the aesthetic of ill-fated love story that is forcedly ended because of unsuited strata between both Hamid and Zainab, whether the unmatched between both lovers are of economic problem, social status, and even classical reason which fortified love and man's bravery upon proposing the woman. This love is finally recorded as the ill-fated love story for the love of both is brought to the grave. It naturally becomes the “dulce” for the readers because HAMKA was a religious figure, there have been implicit messages in his work and represent the life of HAMKA, or even his society at that time. It also brings benefits for the readers because the construction of love between both Hamid and Zainab was built on pure faith and respective norm.
