Mehr lesen
Informationen zum Autor Sunil Sharma is Senior Lecturer in Persian at Boston University. Works include: Persian Poetry at the Indian Frontier (Permanent Black, 2000). Klappentext This book studies an important icon of medieval South Asian culture, Indian courtier, poet, musician and Sufi, Amir Khusraw (1253-1325), chiefly remembered for his poetry in Persian and Hindi, today an integral part of the performative qawwali tradition. Zusammenfassung Surveys the life and work of the 14th century poet. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Map 1 INTRODUCTION 2 IN A CITY OF SULTANS, SUFIS, AND POETS: AMIR KHUSRAW AND DELHI Muslim India in the Thirteenth Century Early Life and Career Keeping Company with Sufis Last Years 3 AMIR KHUSRAW AND THE WORLD OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Persian Literature in India Poetics of the Sacred and Profane Ghazal Legend and History in Narrative Poetry Prose Works 4 AMIR KHUSRAW AND INDIAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS Music and Qawwali Hindavi Poetry Describing India The Poet in Our Time APPENDIX I: Biographical account of Amir Khusraw from Amir Khurd's Siyar al-awliya APPENDIX II: Tale of the Tatar princess Gulnari, narrated on Tuesday in the Red Pavilion, from Amir Khusraw's Hasht bihisht Chronology Glossary Bibliography Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Sunil Sharma is Senior Lecturer in Persian at Boston University. Works include: Persian Poetry at the Indian Frontier. (Permanent Black, 2000).
