Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
15.05.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
490
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/2,9 cm
Gewicht
685 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-144-4
India's literature did not grow in a straight line; it branched, braided, and endured. A continent of voices, mapped. From Vedic hymn to courtly drama, the arc is vast. In A Literary History of India, R. W. Frazer offers a lucid literary history survey that moves from the earliest Sanskrit literary tradition through the shaping power of classical Indian epics and later courtly and devotional writing. His approach blends narrative with historical literary criticism, giving readers a grounded Indian literature overview without losing the texture of premodern India culture: patronage and performance, religion and philosophy, the meeting of regions and languages. Clear in judgement and rich in context, it reads both as an inviting guide for general readers and as a dependable literature survey textbook for the classroom. Frazer keeps the timeline brisk, pausing where ideas shift: literary theory, the turn to devotion, and stories travelling across the subcontinent. Frazer's study holds lasting value as a landmark of south Asian literary history and one of the enduring oriental studies classics, capturing how Western scholarship first tried to organise and compare an immense canon. For comparative literature history, it remains a useful lens on how traditions were described, categorised, and taught. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a solid academic reference book for India studies students building a library of foundational texts.
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