Sayad Alaol O Padmabati (Bengali Version)
Book Details:
- Author: Mahua Ghosh
- Publisher: Bangiya Sahitya Samsad
- Language: Bengali
- ISBN: 9789385131295
About the Book:
Sayad Alaol O Padmabati explores the life and literary genius of Sayad Alaol, a remarkable 17th-century poet in medieval Bengali literature. Writing from distant Arakan during a period when Bengali literature was dominated by devotional themes, Alaol composed his enduring work Padmabati, weaving the biological love story of humans into poetic form. Centered on the triangular romance of Ratnasen, Padmabati, and Sultan Alauddin Khilji, this epic stands as one of the earliest historical romances in Bengali literature. Despite the constraints of his contemporary environment, Alaol’s poetic skill, character construction, narrative artistry, and linguistic finesse bring a modern sensibility to the medieval text. This book provides a focused study on Alaol’s contribution, highlighting the literary brilliance of Padmabati as a precursor to later developments in Bengali literature.
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Book Details:
- Author: Mahua Ghosh
- Publisher: Bangiya Sahitya Samsad
- Language: Bengali
- ISBN: 9789385131295
About the Book:
Sayad Alaol O Padmabati explores the life and literary genius of Sayad Alaol, a remarkable 17th-century poet in medieval Bengali literature. Writing from distant Arakan during a period when Bengali literature was dominated by devotional themes, Alaol composed his enduring work Padmabati, weaving the biological love story of humans into poetic form. Centered on the triangular romance of Ratnasen, Padmabati, and Sultan Alauddin Khilji, this epic stands as one of the earliest historical romances in Bengali literature. Despite the constraints of his contemporary environment, Alaol’s poetic skill, character construction, narrative artistry, and linguistic finesse bring a modern sensibility to the medieval text. This book provides a focused study on Alaol’s contribution, highlighting the literary brilliance of Padmabati as a precursor to later developments in Bengali literature.
