The making of modern Hindi :
Mody, Sujata S.,
The making of modern Hindi : literary authority in colonial North India / Sujata S. Mody. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Specialized.
9780199093922 (ebook) : No price
Dvivedī, Mahāvīraprasāda.
Hindi literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Imperialism and philology--History.--India
PK1939
891.4309
The making of modern Hindi : literary authority in colonial North India / Sujata S. Mody. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Specialized.
9780199093922 (ebook) : No price
Dvivedī, Mahāvīraprasāda.
Hindi literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Imperialism and philology--History.--India
PK1939
891.4309