Mughal Arcadia: Persian Literature in an Indian Court

Mughal rulers were legendary connoisseurs of the arts, whose patronage attracted poets, artists, and scholars from all parts of the world. Sunil Sharma explores the rise and decline of Persian court poetry in India and the invention of an enduring idea of a literary paradise, perfectly exemplified by the valley of Kashmir.

• | Author: Sunil Sharma
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: November 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0674975855
• | ISBN-13: 9780674975859