If All the World Were Paper - A History of Writing in Hindi

Telling the story of Hindi literature's development, If All the World Were Paper demonstrates how the ways books were inscribed, organized, and used can tell us as much about their meaning and significance as the texts within them.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue: Into the Archive
Introduction: Writing a History of Writing in the Vernacular
1. Storytellers and Storybooks
2. Saints, Singers, and Songbooks
3. Poth¿s, Pandits, and Princes
4. The Guru's Voice and the Sacred Book
Conclusion: Building an Archive for Hindi
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Tyler W. Williams

Summary

Telling the story of Hindi literature’s development, If All the World Were Paper demonstrates how the ways books were inscribed, organized, and used can tell us as much about their meaning and significance as the texts within them.

Product details

• Authors: Tyler W. Williams
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2024
• EAN: 9780231211130
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21113-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Asian History, Literature: history and criticism, HISTORY / Asia / South / India