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Arvachin Kavita (Template:IPA-gu) is a 1946 critical work by Gujarati writer, poet and critic Tribhuvandas Luhar, pen-name 'Sundaram'. The book offers a historical and critical survey of modern Gujarati poetry from 1845 to 1945.[1]
Publication history
As mentioned in the preface, Sundaram was asked by Gujarat Vernacular Society to write a history of Gujarati poetry written during 1845 to 1945.[2] Sundaram consulted the works of about 350 poets, and out of these he assessed 250 poets and their work in this book.[3] The book was first published in 1946. Its third edition was published in 1965 by Gujarat Vidhya Sabha.[1][2]
Content
The book presents an outline of the history of modern Gujarati poetry, and deals with the main currents of modern Gujarati poetry as it developed during a period of eighty years (1845–1945).[1][4] The poems evaluated here are divided into two sections: new current and old current.[3]
The appendix includes information about translations from Sanskrit, English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu; and about some collection of ghazals, folk-songs and devotional songs, Rasa, patriotic poems and songs. An index of books and authors is given at the end of the book.[1]
Reception
Since it publication, Arvachin Kavita remained as the most significant critical landmark of Gujarati literature. It has been described as 'classic' and 'monumental' work.[5][6][7] It was awarded Mahida Prize in 1946.[6]
Gujarati poet and critic Mansukhlal Jhaveri called it 'unique and unparalleled in Gujarati literature'.[4] Chandrakant Topiwala acclaimed the book and wrote that, "...this is a trustworthy historical study of modern Gujarati poetry conducted with close reading and careful analysis of the texts".[3] Babu Suthar, a critic of new generation, noted in one of his article that Arvachin Kavita is a kind of history that satisfies the conditions of Encyclopedic history and Narrative history.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Writers Workshop Handbook of Gujarati Literature (A-F.){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Writers Workshop(1974)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 સાહિત્યના ઈતિહાસની વિભાવના: 'અર્વાચીન કવિતા'ના આધારે. Tathapi({Template:Date).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Cite encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 History of Gujarati Literature{{#if:Jhaveri|, Jhaveri}. Sahitya Akademi(1978)
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1987). ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1992). ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3
- ↑ Sundaram—The Poet by Anuben Ambalal Purani, Banerjee, Anurag. Overman Foundation(25 July 2018). Retrieved 28 December 2018.