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OverviewThis book studies the fifteenth-century north India through an intimate exploration of three compositions of the poet-scholar, Vidyapati: a Sanskrit treatise on writing, a celebratory biography in Apabhramsa, and a collection of mytho-historical tales in Sanskrit. An intimate linguistic, literary, and historical study of these texts reveals a world that is marked by a range of ideas, expertise, literary tropes, ethical regimes and historical consciousness drawn eclectically from sources that we are used to thinking of as belonging to 'diverse' politico-cultural traditions. Vidyapati laced these ideas with contemporary flavour, classicizing impulse and useable forms. He was not alone in doing so. As the book shows, many of the ideals extolled in fifteenth-century literary cultures appear to be those more appropriate for ambitious and expansive political formations associated with an imperial state. That such a state was to emerge only a century later is probably a testimony to the fact that ideas incubate and get actualized in realpolitik only in the long duration. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Pankaj Jha (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi)Publisher: OUP India Imprint: OUP India Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.456kg ISBN: 9780199489558ISBN 10: 0199489556 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 17 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Images List of Tables Notes on Transliteration Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Contexts 1. Vidyapati and Mithila 2. The Literary and the Political in the Fifteenth Century Part II: Texts 3. Writing State and Order 4. Political Ethics or the Art of Being a Man 5. Entangled Vines of Glory: Kirttilata and Its Many Worlds Conclusion Bibliography Index About the AuthorReviewsAuthor InformationPankaj Jha teaches history in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. The primary area of his research interest is literary cultures of the middle ages. The languages he has worked with include Persian, Sanskrit, Maithili, and Apabhramsa. His research articles, in Hindi as well as in English, in peer-reviewed journals have been widely acclaimed in scholarly circles. He is also on the Editorial Board of the international journal Indian Economic and Social History Review. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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