The Making of Modern Hindi: Literary Authority in Colonial North India
The Making of Modern Hindi: Literary Authority in Colonial North India
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Book Summary
About the Book: The Making of Modern Hindi: Literary Authority in Colonial North India The Making of Modern Hindi examines the politics and processes of making Hindi modern at a formative moment in Indias history, when British imperialism was at its peak, and anti-colonial sentiments were on the rise. It centers the figure of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864-1938), an enterprising and contentious Hindi litterateur, and his project of constructing Hindi as a national language with a modern literature in the early twentieth century. Dwivedis unprecedented multi-media literary campaign as long-time editor of the Hindi journal Sarasvati paved the way for Hindis progress into the modern era. This
ISBN-13
9780199489091
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publishing Date
2019-01-29
Total Pages
336

The Making of Modern Hindi: Literary Authority in Colonial North India

by Mody, Sujata S. (Author),
OUP Oxford (Publisher)
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Book Summary
About the Book: The Making of Modern Hindi: Literary Authority in Colonial North India The Making of Modern Hindi examines the politics and processes of making Hindi modern at a formative moment in Indias history, when British imperialism was at its peak, and anti-colonial sentiments were on the rise. It centers the figure of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864-1938), an enterprising and contentious Hindi litterateur, and his project of constructing Hindi as a national language with a modern literature in the early twentieth century. Dwivedis unprecedented multi-media literary campaign as long-time editor of the Hindi journal Sarasvati paved the way for Hindis progress into the modern era. This
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9780199489091
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publishing Date
2019-01-29
Total Pages
336