| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Series |
South Asia across the disciplines
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South Asia across the disciplines.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Nationalist thought and the Sri Lankan world -- Brothers of the pure Sinhala Fraternity -- Wartime romance -- Divergent standards of excellence -- For the people -- Illusions to disillusions. |
| Summary |
"The study of South Asian music falls under the purview of ethnomusicology, whereas that of South Asian literature falls under South Asian studies. As a consequence of this academic separation, scholars rarely take notice of connections between South Asian song and poetry. Modernizing Composition overcomes this disciplinary fragmentation by examining the history of Sinhala-language song and poetry in twentieth-century Sri Lanka. Garrett Field describes how songwriters and poets modernized song and poetry in response to colonial and postcolonial formations. The story of this modernization is significant in that it shifts focus from India's relationship to the West to little-studied connections between Sri Lanka and North India."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Songs, Sinhalese -- Texts -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Songs, Sinhalese. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Sinhalese poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Sinhalese poetry. |
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Songs, Sinhalese -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Sri Lanka -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Sri Lanka. |
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Politics and government. |
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Sri Lanka -- Foreign relations -- India, North.
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International relations. |
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North India. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Field, Garrett. Modernizing Composition. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520294714 (OCoLC)961308354 |
| ISBN |
9780520967755 (electronic book) |
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0520967755 (electronic book) |
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9780520294714 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520294718 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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