Book record
The Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry
Anthology
The Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry is an anthology of Anthology poetry, translated by Vinay Dharwadker, A.K. Ramanujan, published by Oxford University Press in None. It is an anthology of modern Indian poetry that gathers a multilingual and historically layered literary field. As an anthology, it matters because Indian poetry cannot be held by a single language, region, or aesthetic; its range is the point. I would not approach it as a book that needs to be solved before it can be felt. Start with the pressure of the title, the texture of the translated line, and the feeling of a voice making room for itself in English. For this library, the book matters as more than a record of India; it is an invitation to let poetry remain particular, difficult, and alive without asking it to behave like explanation.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press