In the shade of the golden palace Alaol and middle Bengali poetics in Arakan
'In the Shade of the Golden Palace' explores the work of the prolific Bengali poet Alaol (fl. 1651-71), who translated five narrative poems and one versified treatise from medieval Hindi and Persian into Bengali. This text is a guide for readers of Middle Bengali poetry, a detailed study o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018, 2018
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| Series: | South Asia research / South Asia research
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 'In the Shade of the Golden Palace' explores the work of the prolific Bengali poet Alaol (fl. 1651-71), who translated five narrative poems and one versified treatise from medieval Hindi and Persian into Bengali. This text is a guide for readers of Middle Bengali poetry, a detailed study of the cultural history of the frontier region of Arakan, and an original contribution to the poetics of South Asian literatures |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource map (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780190860363 |