The voice of the Indian Mona Lisa: gender and culture in eighteenth-century Rajasthan

Through literary and art-historical analysis, Pauwels brings to life the vibrant cultural production center of Kishangarh in the eighteenth century. Reconstructing how Bani-?thani came to be acclaimed as 'India's Mona Lisa,' she conveys new insights in the history of Hindi literature,...

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1. Verfasser: Pauwels, Heidi Rika Maria 1963- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:Through literary and art-historical analysis, Pauwels brings to life the vibrant cultural production center of Kishangarh in the eighteenth century. Reconstructing how Bani-?thani came to be acclaimed as 'India's Mona Lisa,' she conveys new insights in the history of Hindi literature, devotion, palace women, and social mobility of the enslaved
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 278 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781009201698
DOI:10.1017/9781009201698