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1 online resource (111 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
THE DANCING BELOVED IN SOUTH ASIAN LYRIC FILM: A Study of Pakeezah, Mughl-e-Azam, and Umrao Jaan; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the plots of the films Umrao Jaan, Mughl-e-Azam, and Pakeezah; Translations and Wordings of the Lyrics with Individual Commentaries; a. Umrao farm; b. Mughl-e-Azara; c. Pakeezah; Index of Urdu and Poorbi titles; Index of English titles. |
| Summary |
The South Asian dancing-beloved?s courtesanship, her enigmatic presence, her romantic allure, and her socio-economic position are all explored within the framework of this book. This text presents English translations of major Urdu (and a couple of Poorbi) lyrics from classic South Asian films. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Motion picture music -- South Asia -- History and criticism.
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Motion picture music. |
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South Asia. |
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Songs, Urdu -- South Asia -- History and criticism.
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Songs, Urdu. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Chishty-Mujahid, Nadya Q. Dancing Beloved in South Asian Lyric Film : A Study of Pakeezah, Mughl-e-Azam, and Umrao Jann. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010 9780773437111 |
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9780773430068 |
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0773430067 |
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9780773437111 |
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0773437118 |
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