ABSTRACT
This study is a modified version of a dissertation. It analyzes the text entitled Serat Gandakusuma. Here, the focus of the analysis is the study of two texts of Gandakusuma produced in two different scriptoria. The first one, which was edited philologically, is a text produced in the keraton (palace) peripheral. The second one is a text that was produced in the coastal peripheral. We will analyze how the two texts that come from different peripherals present the roles of female characters with regard to the type of culture in each peripheral based on how each text formulates the story, which strongly involved the main female character, especially to support the main male character for achieving the true dignity.
