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... sought reform on Western models , and those who believed that what was needed was “ a regeneration of purified Hindu society based on a spiritual revival ” of things that already lay in their tradition , though lately covered over ...
... sought reform on Western models , and those who believed that what was needed was “ a regeneration of purified Hindu society based on a spiritual revival ” of things that already lay in their tradition , though lately covered over ...
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These new forms were Western forms , and the ideas that flowed through them also brought into the creation of literature current Western thought . The short story as it is now conceived is not mentioned as one of the new forms ...
These new forms were Western forms , and the ideas that flowed through them also brought into the creation of literature current Western thought . The short story as it is now conceived is not mentioned as one of the new forms ...
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Premchand's early patriotism also strove to contrast the lofty ideals generated by Indian culture with the Western values brought into India by the British . There is no doubt that Premchand accepted much that was English or Western .
Premchand's early patriotism also strove to contrast the lofty ideals generated by Indian culture with the Western values brought into India by the British . There is no doubt that Premchand accepted much that was English or Western .
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Contents
One Lamhi and the Eastern Districts | 3 |
Two The National Watchman | 21 |
Three The Perimeters of Premchands Work | 36 |
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| Title | Munshi Premchand of Lamhi Village Comparative Studies in Southern Asia Series Issue 3 of Publication (Duke University. Commonwealth-Studies Center) Issue 3 of Publication series of the Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia Issue 3 of Publication series, Duke University Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia |
| Author | Robert O. Swan |
| Publisher | Duke University Press, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0822302063, 9780822302063 |
| Length | 149 pages |
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