Rupert Snell
Biographic Data
| ID | 698485 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rupert Snell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rupert |
| FAMILY NAME | Snell |
| SIGNATURE | SNELL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction: The Study of Pre-Modern Hindi Literature
Confessions of a 17th-Century Jain Merchant: The Ardhakathānak of Banārasīdās
The subject of this article, the Ardhakathānak of Banārasīdās (a Jain author from Jaunpur), is an autobiographical poem in the Braj Bhāṣa dialect of Hindi dating from 1641 AD. The article examines the construction of the text, looking at the creative ways in which Banārasīdās builds subtle literary devices by exploiting features inherent in Hindi and in the metres chosen for the poem. It is suggested that a conventional critical approach to the p…
Classics of Modern South Asian Literature
A Hindi Poet from Allahabad: Translating Harivansh Rai Bachchan's Autobiography
The poet known to the Hindi literary world as 'Bachchan' was born as 'Harivansh Rai' in 1907 to an Allahabad Kāyasth family. His given name derived from a prescribed recitation of the Harivamśa Purāna that had broken his parents' much-lamented childlessness; the pandit's honorarium for the recitation was 1001 rupees, paid off in monthly instalments over the first ten years of the boy's childhood. The roman spelling of the name varies, the Sanskri…
The Indian Narrative: Perspectives and Patterns
James W. Stone and Roshna M. Kapadia: Hindi newspaper reader: Hindī samācār pāṭhmālā. vii, 205, [7] pp. Wheaton, MD.: Dunwoody Press, 1990
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Hindi and Urdu since 1800: A Common Reader
This study of the history and development of modern Hindi and Urdu looks at the composite ancestry of these sister languages in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and English. The main section of the book consists of a series of sample passages in Urdu and Hindi; each passage represents a stage in the development of the language and has some aspect of language itself as its primary focus. The book is now out of print, and the Hindi Urdu Flagship is glad t…
Littérature orale villageoise de l'Inde du nord: Chants et rites de l'enfance des pays d'Aoudh et bhojpurī. By Richard Garcia and Catherine Champion. (Publications de l'école Française d'extrême-Orien…
Littérature orale villageoise de l'Inde du nord: chants et rites de l'enfance des pays d'Aoudh et bhojpurī. By Richard Garcia and Catherine Champion. (Publications de l'école Française d'extrême-Orient, CLIII.) pp. 330. illus., map. Paris, École Française de'extrême-Orient, 1989. - Volume 1 Issue 1
Research in South Asian Language and Literature, 1980-1990: A View From the Hindi -Speaking North
The Hidden Hand: English Lexis, Syntax and Idiom as Determinants of Modern Hindi Usage
Rural Travesties: Shrilal Shukla' s Rag Darbari
Hindi and Urdu since 1800: A Common Reader
This study of the history and development of modern Hindi and Urdu looks at the composite ancestry of these sister languages in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and English. The main section of the book consists of a series of sample passages in Urdu and Hindi; each passage represents a stage in the development of the language and has some aspect of language itself as its primary focus. The book is now out of print, and the Hindi Urdu Flagship is glad t…
The Hidden Hand: English Lexis, Syntax and Idiom as Determinants of Modern Hindi Usage
Rural Travesties: Shrilal Shukla' s Rag Darbari
Research in South Asian Language and Literature, 1980-1990: A View From the Hindi -Speaking North
The Hidden Hand: English Lexis, Syntax and Idiom as Determinants of Modern Hindi Usage
Rural Travesties: Shrilal Shukla' s Rag Darbari
Littérature orale villageoise de l'Inde du nord: Chants et rites de l'enfance des pays d'Aoudh et bhojpurī. By Richard Garcia and Catherine Champion. (Publications de l'école Française d'extrême-Orien…
Littérature orale villageoise de l'Inde du nord: chants et rites de l'enfance des pays d'Aoudh et bhojpurī. By Richard Garcia and Catherine Champion. (Publications de l'école Française d'extrême-Orient, CLIII.) pp. 330. illus., map. Paris, École Française de'extrême-Orient, 1989. - Volume 1 Issue 1
James W. Stone and Roshna M. Kapadia: Hindi newspaper reader: Hindī samācār pāṭhmālā. vii, 205, [7] pp. Wheaton, MD.: Dunwoody Press, 1990
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Hindi and Urdu since 1800: A Common Reader
This study of the history and development of modern Hindi and Urdu looks at the composite ancestry of these sister languages in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and English. The main section of the book consists of a series of sample passages in Urdu and Hindi; each passage represents a stage in the development of the language and has some aspect of language itself as its primary focus. The book is now out of print, and the Hindi Urdu Flagship is glad t…
The Indian Narrative: Perspectives and Patterns
Classics of Modern South Asian Literature
A Hindi Poet from Allahabad: Translating Harivansh Rai Bachchan's Autobiography
The poet known to the Hindi literary world as 'Bachchan' was born as 'Harivansh Rai' in 1907 to an Allahabad Kāyasth family. His given name derived from a prescribed recitation of the Harivamśa Purāna that had broken his parents' much-lamented childlessness; the pandit's honorarium for the recitation was 1001 rupees, paid off in monthly instalments over the first ten years of the boy's childhood. The roman spelling of the name varies, the Sanskri…
Introduction: The Study of Pre-Modern Hindi Literature
Confessions of a 17th-Century Jain Merchant: The Ardhakathānak of Banārasīdās
The subject of this article, the Ardhakathānak of Banārasīdās (a Jain author from Jaunpur), is an autobiographical poem in the Braj Bhāṣa dialect of Hindi dating from 1641 AD. The article examines the construction of the text, looking at the creative ways in which Banārasīdās builds subtle literary devices by exploiting features inherent in Hindi and in the metres chosen for the poem. It is suggested that a conventional critical approach to the p…
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