Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia

Title Page, About the Series, Copyright, Dedication

Literary Cultures in History This page intentionally left blank BOOK The Philip E. Lilienthal imprint honors special books in commemoration of a man whose work at the University of California Press from 1954 to 1979 was marked by dedication to young authors and to high standards in the field of Asian Studies. Friends, family, authors, and foundations have together endowed the Lilienthal Fund, which enables the Press to publish under this imprint selected books in a way that reflects the taste and judgment of a great and beloved editor. A This page intentionally left blank Literary Cultures in History Reconstructions from South Asia EDITED BY Sheldon Pollock UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London Chapter 1 contains a revised version of Sheldon Pollock, “The Death of Sanskrit,” Comparative Studies in Society and History 43 (2001): 392– 426. Reprinted with the permission of Cambridge University Press. Chapter 2 is a revised version of Muzaffar Alam, “The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics,” Modern Asian Studies 32 (1998): 317–49. Reprinted with the permission of Cambridge University Press. Chapter 3 contains a revised version of Vinay Dharwadker, “English in India and Indian Literature in English: The Early History, 1579– 1834,” Comparative Literature Studies 39.2 (May 2002): 93–119. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2003 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Literary cultures in history : reconstructions from South Asia/ edited by Sheldon Pollock. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0–520–22821–9 (alk. paper). 1. Indic Literature—History and criticism. 2. Indic literature (English)—History and criticism. 3. Politics and literature—India—History. 4. Pali literature—South Asia— History and criticism. I. Pollock, Sheldon I. pk2903 .l+ 2003 891.4—dc21 2001027673 Manufactured in Canada 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992(r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). To the memory of our fellow contributors and cherished friends D. R. Nagaraj 1954–1998 Norman Cutler 1949–2002 This page intentionally left blank ...