Print and Publishing in Colonial Bengal: The Journey of Bidyasunder

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2019
Contributors	Author: Tapti Roy
Language	English
Number of Pages	203 pp.
Publisher	Routledge
City	London, England
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Region	Asia
Chronological Period	1800-1849 1850-1899
ISBN	9780429397578
Annotation	Examines publishing and bookselling in India in the 19th century with a focus on Bharat Chandra's Bidyasundar. Contents: Introduction Bards in court: birth of a text Publishers in city: birth of a book Missionary among critics: start of reviews Actors on stage: recreation of the fable Tale among tales: the spread of print Slokas from the past: reproduction of the legend Intellectuals in discussion: reinstating the classic Epilogue