The book is a collection of essays written over two decades but with consistency of style, concern and argument. It's divided into two parts: The first, "The Bhakti Poet Saint: Economies of Word and Life" ranges over the literature of Bhakti as a whole. The second part is organized around individual poets: Mira, Sur, and Kabir. Connection between the three poets is established meticulously and convincingly. The book also deals with the controversial question of "authenticity" by looking at how the poets appear in their oldest manuscript traditions. The author also translates a number of poems that emerge from the earliest manuscript strata, some translated for the first time. In addition, he also deals with the question of reception and interpretations with deep insight.
- ISBN10 019567085X
- ISBN13 9780195670851
- Publish Date 1 March 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 July 2012
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 464
- Language English