Foreword by Dr. Césaire Rabenoro, President of the Académie

Malagasy

Preface

Acknowledgments

Notes on Malagasy

Introduction

Texts and Translations:

The Course of Love

Desire, Hesitation, Declaration (nos. 1-40)

Consent and Union (nos. 41-63)

Refusal (nos. 64-87)

Rivals (nos. 88-119)

Separation and Abandonment (nos. 120-82)

Regrets, Reproaches, and Indifference (nos. 183-251)

The Course of Life

Good and Evil (nos. 252-68)

Wisdom and Foolishness (nos. 269-311)

Parents and Children (nos. 312-23)

Poverty and Wealth (nos. 324-30)

Pride (nos. 331-57)

Mockery and Humor (nos. 358-98)

Prayers and Imprecations (nos. 399-410)

War (nos. 411-15)

Death (nos. 416-22)

Variants (nos. 423-57)

Notes

Glossary

Appendix: The Textual History of Hainteny

Bibliography

Indexes of First Lines

Malagasy

English

English