Lucknow: Memories of a CityViolette Graff Oxford University Press, 1999 - 299 pages This collection of pieces looks at 150 years of Lucknow's recent history, from its rise to grandeur during the Nawabi days to its political preeminent position today. |
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Page 172
... poetry and literature is that special quality which early poets of Lucknow adopted and established , and whose special characteristics distinguish it from traditional poetry ... ( Siddiqui , 1955 : 39 ) . The ' special quality ' is tied ...
... poetry and literature is that special quality which early poets of Lucknow adopted and established , and whose special characteristics distinguish it from traditional poetry ... ( Siddiqui , 1955 : 39 ) . The ' special quality ' is tied ...
Page 174
... poetry in Lucknow , still , all the poets of rank who had established a reputation had been residents of Delhi , and considered themselves separate from the people of Lucknow ( Nadvi , 1926 ; l : 189 ) . ' Once there was something ...
... poetry in Lucknow , still , all the poets of rank who had established a reputation had been residents of Delhi , and considered themselves separate from the people of Lucknow ( Nadvi , 1926 ; l : 189 ) . ' Once there was something ...
Page 177
... poetry signifies culturally . With the important role played by Urdu poetry in Indo - Muslim cultural identification , the role of poets and critics is also tremendously impor- tant , for they are the creators and guardians of poetry as ...
... poetry signifies culturally . With the important role played by Urdu poetry in Indo - Muslim cultural identification , the role of poets and critics is also tremendously impor- tant , for they are the creators and guardians of poetry as ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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