Modernizing Composition: Sinhala Song, Poetry, And Politics In Twentieth-century Sri Lanka (south Asia Across The Disciplines)
by Garrett Field /
2017 / English / PDF
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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.
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
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.
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.
