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Routledge - The Hagiographies of Anantadas: Bhakti Poets Book

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Explore the history of North Indian devotional literature with The Hagiographies of Anantadas by Routledge. This scholarly work examines the writings of Anantadas, who emerged around 1600 as the first biographer of the most influential Bhakti poets from the 15th and 16th centuries. This critical study analyzes manuscripts to reveal a wide spectrum of linguistic and morphological variants. It provides a detailed look at how stories were passed down through oral and scribal traditions. Readers will learn how different sectarian interests influenced these accounts, often changing the biographies of poets to suit specific religious needs. This book is an essential resource for those studying literary theory, history, and the evolution of religious movements in Northern India. It offers a deep look into the processes of manuscript transmission and the historical context of the Bhakti movement.

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Analyzes the work of Anantadas, the first biographer of popular 15th and 16th-century Bhakti poets in Northern India.

Provides a critical study of manuscripts to identify various linguistic and morphological variants.

Examines the historical processes of both oral and scribal transmission during this period.

Investigates how sectarian interests appropriated and changed poet biographies over time.

Offers academic insight into the history and criticism of North Indian literary movements.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 070071331X
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 April 2000
Listed Since: 10 February 2007

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