ABSTRACT

This research analyzes Wawacan Samun (WS) texts in Sundanese manuscripts with the wawacan genre. This research aims to show the tensions between convention and creation in the texts. To achieve this objective, philology and literary theories were used. The research found that out of five WS manuscripts, there are two story versions, i.e. pesantren scriptorium and kabupaten scriptorium. In terms of the tensions between convention and creation, it is clearly seen that the editors of WS texts still follow the conventional pupuh metrum writing with many errors found. The creation done by WS text editors focuses on narrative aspects.