East of Delhi : multilingual literary culture and world literature / Francesca Orsini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orsini, Francesca, author.

Series:

South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

South Asia research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oudh (India)--Civilization.

Oudh (India).

Oudh (India)--History.

Hindu literature--History and criticism.

Hindu literature.

Civilization.

India--Oudh.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This chapter sets out the located and multilingual approach to literary history employed in the book. It outlines the geographical and historical scope of the book and traces the changing political boundaries of Purab (East), the region east of Delhi in the Gangetic plain of northern India later better known as Awadh, from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. The presence of many small towns (qasbas), which were administrative, economic, and cultural nodes, but no capital city until the eighteenth century marks the decentered character of the region. The chapter also makes a case that the multilingual approach 'from the ground up employed in this book can help produce a richer and more textured take on world literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction: A multilingual local in world literature

2. Following stories across scripts, languages, and repertoires

3. Making space for Sant texts: Orature, literary history, and world literature

4. Local cosmopolitans: Poetry and distinction in the small towns and courts of Awadh

5. Colonial impact and Indian response

Conclusion

Conclusions: Thinking through space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Orsini, Francesca. East of Delhi

ISBN:

9780197658291

0197658296

OCLC:

1356800734

Publisher Number:

99994252510