CHAPTER 4: THE VALMIKI OF EUROPE: HOMER THROUGH BENGALI EYES.

The article discusses the influence of the ancient Greek epic writer Homer on Bengali literature from India. It states that Bengali author Michael Madhusudan Datta emulated Homer in several of his works. Topics include western classical literature, the education of Bengalis in European and Indian cl...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Vol. 53; pp. 79 - 98
Main Author: Riddiford, Alexander
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Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2010 Supplement
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