The Broken Spell Indian Storytelling and the Romance Genre in Persian and Urdu |
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| Author:
| Khan, Pasha M. |
| Series title: | Series in Fairy-Tale Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-4598-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.99 |
Book Description:
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Explores the rise and fall in popularity of "romances" (qissah) - tales of wonder and magic told by storytellers at princely courts and in public spaces in India from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. Pasha Khan points to the worldviews underlying the popularity of Urdu and Persian romances.
Explores the rise and fall in popularity of "romances" (qissah) - tales of wonder and magic told by storytellers at princely courts and in public spaces in India from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. Pasha Khan points to the worldviews underlying the popularity of Urdu and Persian romances.