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'Until this study the literary and cultural contributions of Rasikbihari, consort of the poet-prince Nagaridas at the court of Kishangarh, were little known. Heidi Pauwels brings this important figure to light, exploring her role as author, her life in the zenana, and her idealization in Kishangarh poetry and imagery.' Navina Haidar, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 'This book is a tribute across the centuries from one accomplished aesthete to another. Here Heidi Pauwels, the foremost scholar of literary studies relating to the court of Kishangarh in our day, introduces us to every facet of Bani Thani, the slave, courtesan, singer, and poet who captured the heart of Maharaja Savant Singh in the mid-seventeenth century. It's a fascinating story, and a masterpiece.' John Stratton Hawley, Barnard College, Columbia University 'How far can instantiations of aesthetic ideals and literary conventions be interpreted as hearkening back to actual circumstances of life? This essential issue is addressed astutely in the literary study of the Hindi-Urdu poetess Rasikbihari, concubine of, and partner in a life-long literary and religious dialogue with, the poet-king Nagaridas.' Monika Horstmann, University of Heidelberg

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Heidi Pauwels is Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle.

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