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The Broken Spell: Indian Storytelling and the Romance Genre in Persian and Urdu - Series in Fairy-Tale Studies Pasha M. Khan
The Broken Spell: Indian Storytelling and the Romance Genre in Persian and Urdu - Series in Fairy-Tale Studies
Pasha M. Khan
Explores the rise and fall in popularity of "romances" (qissah) - tales of wonder and magic told by storytellers at princely courts and in public spaces in India from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. Pasha Khan points to the worldviews underlying the popularity of Urdu and Persian romances.
320 pages, 4 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 17, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780814345993 |
| Publishers | Wayne State University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 153 × 21 mm · 435 g |
| Language | English |