عنوان

Mughal Arcadia :

(Number (ISBN

0674981243

(Number (ISBN

9780674981249

Erroneous ISBN

0674975855

Erroneous ISBN

9780674975859

Number

bc10330

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Mughal Arcadia :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Persian literature in an Indian court /

First Statement of Responsibility

Sunil Sharma.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harvard University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (266 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: Lingua Persica -- Mughal Persian literary culture -- The Mughal discovery of India -- Celebrating imperial cities -- Mughal Arcadia -- Conclusion: Paradise lost.

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Text of Note

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 reputation in the Islamic world, the Mughals welcomed poets, artists, and scholars from different Persophone societies, many of whom migrated to India either to flee persecution or in search of better economic prospects. Poetry was central to all forms of courtly life at this time, giving poets a prestigious role, especially those who were native speakers of Persian, sometimes leading to tensions between �emigr�e poets and local Indian ones. While the vibrant life in cities was the usual subject of topographical poetry, the apex of this cosmopolitan age was the court's preference for the valley of Kashmir as a setting for the practice of poetry, one that symbolized the idea of the empire as Arcadia. Due to several historical and political reasons, around the mid-seventeenth century the Mughal court lost its appeal as a refuge for literati, marking a major shift in the movement of individuals and the centers of Persian literary culture.--

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctvpdssh

Title

Mughal Arcadia.

International Standard Book Number

9780674975859

Indo-Iranian literature-- History and criticism.

Civilization.

Courts and courtiers.

HISTORY-- Middle East-- Iran.

Indo-Iranian literature.

Intellectual life.

LITERARY CRITICISM-- Asian-- General.

Mogul Empire, Civilization.

Mogul Empire, Court and courtiers, History.

Mogul Empire, Intellectual life.

India, Mogul Empire.

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HIS-- 017000

HIS-- 026020

LIT-- 008000

LIT-- 008020

LIT-- 024010

LIT-- 024020

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Sharma, Sunil,1964-

Date of Transaction

20211005082314.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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