Madly After the Muses Classical Presences

Description:

This volume examines the use of Graeco-Roman samplings in the Bengali works of Michael Madhusudan Datta (1824-1873). Riddiford introduces new texts and contexts to the fields of classical reception and postcolonial scholarship, offering a surprising early chapter in the story of the dissemination and reception of the Graeco-Roman classics in India.

subjects: Epic poetry, history and criticism,  Bengali literature, history and criticism,  Indic drama, history and criticism,  Criticism and interpretation,  Bengali Epic poetry,  History and criticism,  Bengali drama,  Bengali literature,  Classical influences