Ruby in the dust : poetry and history in Padmāvat by the South Asian Sufi poet Muḥammad Jāyasī /
The Padmavat (1540 CE) by the Indian Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi is a classic of pre-modern Indian literature. It relates how the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor finds and marries the beautiful princess Padmavati, and how the sultan Alauddin Khilji, on hearing of her beauty, besieges Chitor in a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Hindi |
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[Leiden] :
Leiden University Press,
[2012]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Padmavat (1540 CE) by the Indian Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi is a classic of pre-modern Indian literature. It relates how the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor finds and marries the beautiful princess Padmavati, and how the sultan Alauddin Khilji, on hearing of her beauty, besieges Chitor in a fruitless attempt to capture her. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (371 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789400600317 9400600313 9087281129 9789087281120 1280118431 9781280118432 9786613522726 6613522724 |
Acceso: | OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks). All rights reserved. |