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Subject(s)

• Panjabi literature—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Panjabi literature—20th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Literature and society—India—Punjab—History—19th century [Browse]
• Literature and society—India—Punjab—History—20th century [Browse]
• Punjab (India)—Intellectual life—19th century [Browse]
• Punjab (India)—Intellectual life—20th century [Browse]

Series

• South Asia across the disciplines [More in this series]
• South Asia across the disciplines ; 2 [More in this series]

Summary note

This rich cultural history set in Punjab examines a little-studied body of popular literature to illustrate both the durability of a vernacular literary tradition and the limits of colonial dominance in British India. Farina Mir asks how qisse, a vibrant genre of epics and romances, flourished in colonial Punjab despite British efforts to marginalize the Punjabi language. She explores topics including Punjabi linguistic practices, print and performance, and the symbolic content of qisse. She finds that although the British denied Punjabi language and literature almost all forms of state patron.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

ISBN

• 9780520947641 (electronic bk.)
• 0520947649 (electronic bk.)

OCLC

669495772

Other standard number

• 9786612771781

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