Hindu and Urdu Since 1800: A Common Reader

DETAILS :

• Author :  Christopher Shackle , Rupert Snell
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heritage Publisher
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English, Hindi, Urdu
  
• Hardcover : 222 Pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8170261627
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788170261629
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 650 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Hindi and Urdu Since 1800: A Common Reader is a specialized linguistic and literary anthology compiled by Christopher Shackle and Rupert Snell. Published in 1990, the book is designed for intermediate to advanced students of both languages.

Its central thesis is the concept of a "Common Reader"—a person who recognizes that despite their different scripts (Devanagari for Hindi and Perso-Arabic for Urdu) and diverging formal vocabularies, the two languages share a common grammatical base and a deeply intertwined history.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Shackle: A Professor Emeritus of the Modern Languages of South Asia at SOAS, University of London. He is a renowned expert on Punjabi, Urdu, and Saraiki literatures.

Rupert Snell: A celebrated scholar of Hindi and the former Director of the Hindi Urdu Flagship at the University of Texas at Austin. He is famous for his pedagogical approach to teaching Hindi through its "roots."