Telaah Intertekstual Terhadap Sajak-Sajak Tentang Nabi Ayub

This paper intertextually examines six modern Indonesian poetries which contain about the Prophet Job, namely “Tafsir Ayub Sang Nabi” (Motinggo Busye), “Balada Nabi Ayub” (Taufiq Ismail), “Ini Terjadi Ketika Matahari Menggapai Sia-Sia” (Darmanto Jatman), “Doa Ayub” (Abdul Hadi W.M.), “Duka Ayub” (Emha Ainun Nadjib), and “Ayubkan Kesabaran” (Emha Ainun Nadjib). Based on the principle of intertextuality, the six modern Indonesian poetries are reviewed by comparing, aligning, and contrasting the transformation of a text with other texts to which it refers. The result proves that the six texts of modern Indonesian poetry are mosaic, quotations, absorptions, and transformation of texts contained the story of Prophet Job in the Bible, the Quran, Bible Stories Old Testament, and Qishashul Anbiya. By the way of comparison, alignment, and contrast, the analysis obtained the meaning that the five Indonesian poets creatively transformed the story of “Kisah Nabi Ayub” into the creation of poetries which are valuable as a paragon of patience and fortitude in the face of various trials of life suffered.