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In Praise of Annada, Volume 1 (Murty Classical Library of India)
Bharatchandra Ray
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 146 x 213 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
In 1752, the Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray completed a long narrative poem dedicated to the glory of Annada, Shiva's consort and the divinity who, as her name proclaims, bestows the bounty of rice. A poet well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi--all of which enrich his work--Bharatchandra took up the literary performance genre mangalkavya and thoroughly transformed it, addressing the aesthetic tastes of the court rather than of the traditional village audience. He added depth and sensitivity to well-known legends, along with allusions to his own experiences of poverty, and more than a dash of ... Read more
In 1752, the Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray completed a long narrative poem dedicated to the glory of Annada, Shiva's consort and the divinity who, as her name proclaims, bestows the bounty of rice. A poet well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi--all of which enrich his work--Bharatchandra took up the literary performance genre mangalkavya and thoroughly transformed it, addressing the aesthetic tastes of the court rather than of the traditional village audience. He added depth and sensitivity to well-known legends, along with allusions to his own experiences of poverty, and more than a dash of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
669g
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674660427
SKU
V9780674660427
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About Bharatchandra Ray
France Bhattacharya is Professor Emeritus of Bengali Language and Literature at INALCO, Paris.
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