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Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)
Sheldon . Ed(S): Pollock
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hardcover. Considers fifteen South Asian literary traditions - including Hindi, Indian-English, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Urdu - in their full historical and cultural variety. This title makes a contribution to historical cultural studies and to literary theory in addition to the new perspectives it offers on what literature has meant in South Asia. Editor(s): Pollock, Sheldon. Num Pages: 1105 pages, 6 maps, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1398.
A grand synthesis of unprecedented scope, "Literary Cultures in History" is the first comprehensive history of the rich literary traditions of South Asia. Together these traditions are unmatched in their combination of antiquity, continuity, and multicultural complexity, and are a unique resource for understanding the development of language and imagination over time. In this unparalleled volume, an international team of renowned scholars considers fifteen South Asian literary traditions - including Hindi, Indian-English, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Urdu - in their full historical and cultural variety. The volume is united by a twofold theoretical aim: to understand South Asia by looking ... Read more
A grand synthesis of unprecedented scope, "Literary Cultures in History" is the first comprehensive history of the rich literary traditions of South Asia. Together these traditions are unmatched in their combination of antiquity, continuity, and multicultural complexity, and are a unique resource for understanding the development of language and imagination over time. In this unparalleled volume, an international team of renowned scholars considers fifteen South Asian literary traditions - including Hindi, Indian-English, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Urdu - in their full historical and cultural variety. The volume is united by a twofold theoretical aim: to understand South Asia by looking ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1105
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1104
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520228214
SKU
V9780520228214
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About Sheldon . Ed(S): Pollock
Sheldon Pollock is William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies at Columbia University. His previous publications include The Ramayana of Valmiki, Volume III: Aranyakanda (1991) and Cosmopolitanism (2002, with Homi Bhabha et al.).
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