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The period in Hindi literature known as ‘Chayavad’ marked a first blossoming of poetry in modern Hindi, which, for its originality, depth and technical resourcefulness, still remains unsurpassed in the language. This book provides a sampling of four major poets of this revival: Jayshankar Prasad, Nirala, Sumitranandan Pant, and Mahadevi Varma. The translations are mostly of their short lyrics. In the case of Nirala and Pant the poems have been selected both ...
The work of the modern Indian poet Nirala grew out of an early twentieth-century literary revolution as well as a tempestuous personal life. Nirala was easily the most extraordinary figure of the Chhayavad movement, which rejected the Braj traditions and the flat realism of early writing in khari boli, the new literary medium, creating a genuine renaissance in Hindi literature. A voluminous writer, whose poetry alone runs to eleven volumes, Nirala outgrew the ...
Sixty-five years after his death Premchand remains the most outstanding figure in twentieth-century Hindi literature. His novels and short stories firmly established these genres in Hindi, and his more than 300 stories contain his finest work. Characterized by compassion for the poor and indignation at the cruelty of the privileged classes, his stories present an incomparable panorama of North Indian life over the past hundred years, describing conditions and ...
The period in modern Hindi literature known as 'Chayavad' marked the first blossoming of poetry in the language which, for its originality, depth and technical resourcefulness, still remains unsurpassed. This anthology provides a sampling of the works of four major poets of this revival--Jayshankar Prasad, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Sumitranandan Pant, and Mahadevi Varma. Like the Romantic age in the West, Chayavad was marked with elements of symbolism and ...
In this collection, comical, whimsical, and at times serious tales of everyday life and childhood fantasy engage and entice young readers and Tagore fans alike. Delightful nonsense poetry, translated from the original Bengali, short stories and nostalgic childhood recollections evoke a magical world. The sheer wit and brilliance of Tagore’s prose creates stories within stories, as is found in ‘That Man’, which encloses tales of fabulous characters stepping ...