Poetry of kings
Subtitle: the classical Hindi literature of Mughal India
By: Allison Busch
Series: South Asia research
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780199765928
Description: This study of the classical Hindi tradition brings the world of Mughal-era poetry and court culture alive for an English readership. Allison Busch draws on the perspectives of literary social and intellectual history to elucidate one of premodern India's most significant textual traditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.