1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents
Introduction -- Sensationalizing Hindi -- Prescriptive prose -- Image-inspired poetry and the art of compromise -- Rise of the modern Hindi short story -- Alternate realms of authority
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience
Specialized
Notes
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2019)
