ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1928
Jezik: Engleski
Vrsta: Istorija svetske književnosti
Autor: Strani

P. Chenchiah, Raja M. Bhuanga Rao Bahadur - A History of Telugu Literature
The Association Press, Oxford University Press, 1928
132 str.
tvrdi povez
stanje: dobro

The Heritage of India Series

CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTORY
II. HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND
III. THE LIFE OF A POET
IV. LITERARY MODES AND FORMS .. ..
V. EARLY BEGINNINGS, THE DESI AND THE MARGI
VI. PURANA YUGA OR THE AGE OF TRANSLATION
VII. THE PERIOD OF THE PRABANDHAS (1509-1618)
VIII. THE PERIOD OF STAGNATION (1630-1850)
IX. POPULAR LITERATURE
X. WOMEN POETS
XI. CHRISTIAN AND MUHAMMADAN POETS
XII. THE MODERN PERIOD (1850-1925)
XIII. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT INDEX

PREFACE
THIS volume is the first attempt in English, and probably indeed in any language, to present to the reader a concise and continuous history of Telugu literature. It is too much to hope that such a book can escape the limitations and defects incidental to a first effort. Our object has been not only to make a comprehensive inventory of poets and their productions and to supply accurate information, but also so to reconstruct the past as to enable the reader to assess the literary heritage of the Telugu people at its true worth. With this object in view, we have given concise biographical details of the Telugu poets, critical estimates of standard Telugu works, and a general survey of Telugu literary tendencies, in their proper historical setting. The chapter dealing with contemporary literature is of necessity incomplete, but we hope enough has been said to show the promise for the future which the intellec-tual ferment of the last few decades holds. The views expressed in `Retrospect and Prospect` are put forward as our own, though the approval of a large and rapidly growing school of literary men can be claimed for them. For dates and authorship, we have on the whole followed the lead of Mr. Vīresalingam, except where later research demanded departure.
Where obligations are extensive and varied it is invidious to particularise. We should like to place on record our special indebtedness to Mr. Viresalingam and Mr. Vanguri Subba Rao, among authors, and to the Andhra Parishad Patrika, and Bharati, among periodicals. Our thanks are also due to friends who have read through the book in manuscript and offered their valuable suggestions and criticisms.


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