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Bengali literature ( Bengali: বাংলা সাহিত্য, romanized : Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time and dynastic patronization or non-patronization. [1] Bengali has developed over the ...
Bengali novels occupy a major part of Bengali literature. Despite the evidence of Bengali literary traditions dating back to the 7th century, the format of novel or prose writing did not fully emerge until the early nineteenth century. The development of Bengali novel was fueled by colonial encounter, booming print culture, growth of urban ...
The Bengal Renaissance ( Bengali: বাংলার নবজাগরণ, romanized : Bāṅlār Nôbôjāgôrôṇ ), also known as the Bengali Renaissance, was a cultural, social, intellectual, and artistic movement that took place in the Bengal region of the British Raj, from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. [1] Historians ...
Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in Bengal, the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the early age (like Charyapad), the Medieval period and the age of modern poetry.
Asitkumar Banerjee's best work is Bangla sahityer itibritta, a detailed history of Bengali literature published in nine volumes. Two easy-to-read versions of this book, Complete History of Bengali Literature and Short History of Bengali Literature are also authored by him. Other books written by him are written on the Bengali Renaissance.
Bengali Folk Literature includes different types of epic, poetry and drama, folktales, ballads, proverbs etc. and till now existing in community, whether literate or not may be in different form. The folklore of Bangladesh is heavily influenced by different races which were present years ago. The abundant folklore of the present-day Bangladesh ...
The Middle Bengali Literature is a period in the history of Bengali literature dated from 15th to 18th centuries. Following the Turkic Muslim conquest of Bengal in the 13th century, literature in vernacular Bengali began to take shape. The oldest example of Middle Bengali Literature is believed to be Shreekrishna Kirtana by Boru Chandidas .
Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen ( Bengali: দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939) [1] was a Bengali writer, educationist and researcher of Bengali folklore from the Indian subcontinent. He was the founding faculty member and the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow of the Department of Bengali Language and ...