Title Modernizing composition : Sinhala song, poetry, and politics in twentieth-century Sri Lanka / Garrett M. Field

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xii, 213 pages)) Series South Asia across the disciplines South Asia across the disciplines. Contents Nationalist thought and the Sri Lankan world -- Brothers of the pure Sinhala Fraternity -- Wartime romance -- Divergent standards of excellence -- For the people -- Illusions to disillusions Summary "The study of South Asian music falls under the purview of ethnomusicology, whereas that of South Asian literature falls under South Asian studies. As a consequence of this academic separation, scholars rarely take notice of connections between South Asian song and poetry. Modernizing Composition overcomes this disciplinary fragmentation by examining the history of Sinhala-language song and poetry in twentieth-century Sri Lanka. Garrett Field describes how songwriters and poets modernized song and poetry in response to colonial and postcolonial formations. The story of this modernization is significant in that it shifts focus from India's relationship to the West to little-studied connections between Sri Lanka and North India."--Provided by publisher Analysis South Asian Studies Ethnomusicology Sri Lanka Sinhala language Sinhala music Sinhala poetry Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index Notes English Description based on print version record; resource not viewed Subject Sinhalese poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism Songs, Sinhalese -- Texts -- 20th century -- History and criticism Songs, Sinhalese -- 20th century -- History and criticism History. Humanities. Music. The arts. HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Diplomatic relations Politics and government Sinhalese poetry Songs, Sinhalese SUBJECT Sri Lanka -- Foreign relations -- India, North Sri Lanka -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject North India Sri Lanka Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2020715382 ISBN 0520967755 9780520967755

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