A political history of literature : Vidyapati and the fifteenth century / Pankaj Jha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jha, Pankaj (College teacher of history), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Likhanāvalī.

Vidyāpati Ṭhākura.

Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Kīrttilatā.

Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Puruṣaparīkṣā.

State, The, in literature.

Politics in literature.

India--In literature.

India.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 271 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

1 Vidyapati and Mithila p. 3

2 The Literary and the Political in the Fifteenth Century p. 37

3 Writing State and Order p. 83

4 Political Ethics or the Art of Being a Man p. 133

5 Entangled Vines of Glory: Kirttilata and Its Many Worlds p. 184.

Notes:

Also available as an e-book. Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-255) and index.

1. Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Likhanāvalī. 2. Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Kīrttilatā. 3. Vidyāpati Ṭhākura, active 15th century. Puruṣaparīkṣā. 4. State, The, in literature. 5. Politics in literature. 6. India--In literature.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-255) and index.

ISBN:

9780199489558

0199489556

OCLC:

1056781225