Mughal Arcadia : Persian literature in an Indian court /

This book is a study of the creation and demise of a poetic utopia at the Mughal court in early modern South Asia. The Mughals set up an empire in northern India in the early sixteenth century based on a Perso-Islamic model but ruled over an extremely diverse populace. In order to enhance their repu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sharma, Sunil, 1964- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Sujets:
Indo-Iranian literature > History and criticism.
Littérature indo-iranienne > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
HISTORY > Middle East > Iran.
Civilization
Courts and courtiers
Indo-Iranian literature
Intellectual life
Mogul Empire > Court and courtiers > History.
Mogul Empire > Civilization.
Mogul Empire > Intellectual life.
Empire moghol > Cours et courtisans > Histoire.
Empire moghol > Vie intellectuelle.
India > Mogul Empire
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Lingua Persica
  • Mughal Persian literary culture
  • The Mughal discovery of India
  • Celebrating imperial cities
  • Mughal Arcadia
  • Conclusion: Paradise lost.

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