Modern Indian Poetry in English

by Bruce Alvin King

Book Overview

This book, now in a revised edition, is a comprehensive study of modern Indian poetry in English. It is a history and analysis of the most important poets (such as Nissim Ezekial, A.K. Ramanujan and Dom Moraes), books and journals, along with an analysis of the social basis of Indian English-language poetry. This edition includes an updated chronology, an extended essay on Agha Shahid Ali, and two chapters on significant new, younger poets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019567197X
• ISBN13: 9780195671971
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"