29 novembre 2016
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Katherine Butler Schofield, « 15. Learning to Taste the Emotions: The Mughal Rasika », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.3mdwwh
In 1691, the North Indian vernacular poet Vrind eulogised his aristocratic patron in the following verses: He is handsome, steadfast, valiant, and skilled with a bow.Generous, knowledgeable, an enjoyer, extremely generous in spirit,Mirza Qadiri is the jewel of his family,Clever with emotion, experiencing delight.A connoisseur (rasika), he understands matters of sentiment (rasa),And pursues love wholeheartedly.He longs night and day for music and pleasure. This poem sets out in fairly stereoty...