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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sharma, Sunil, 1964- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press 2017.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Lingua Persica
  • Mughal Persian literary culture
  • The Mughal discovery of India
  • Celebrating imperial cities
  • Mughal Arcadia
  • Conclusion: Paradise lost.