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Mahadevi Varma and the Chhayavad Age of Modern Hindi Poetry (Oxford India Paperbacks)

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Shadowism, or Chayavad poetry, was one of the prominent poetry movements in Hindi literature during the first half of the 20th century. Mahadevi Varma was not among the first to pioneer this style of writing since she was too young at the time, but she is perhaps the one author who we associate the most with shadowism today. This is partly because of the quality of her work and partly because she kept writing in this style even after some of the other big names in the genre had left it.
The book tells the life story of Mahadevi Varma, from her birth and through her education and career in chayavad poetry. It contais samples of her work translated into English and it also explores some of Varma's favorite themes. Although there are several good books about Mahadevi Varma in Hindi they hardly abound in English. This is definitely a good buy for anyone who wants to learn about Mahadevi Varma or enrich their knowledge of chayavad poetry.