The making of modern Hindi : literary authority in colonial North India / Sujata S. Mody.
2019
PK1939
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Title
The making of modern Hindi : literary authority in colonial North India / Sujata S. Mody.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199093922 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
PK1939
Dewey Decimal Classification
891.4309
Summary
A study on the politics of making Hindi modern in colonial North India, focusing on the figure of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864-1938), whose unprecedented multi-media literary campaign as editor of a prominent journal paved the way for Hindi's progress. The work casts new light on Dwivedi as an innovative and dynamic arbiter of literary modernity, while also considering the tensions between the editor and others in his realm of influence.
Note
A study on the politics of making Hindi modern in colonial North India, focusing on the figure of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864-1938), whose unprecedented multi-media literary campaign as editor of a prominent journal paved the way for Hindi's progress. The work casts new light on Dwivedi as an innovative and dynamic arbiter of literary modernity, while also considering the tensions between the editor and others in his realm of influence.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780199489091
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