MHD 2 Block 1 Unit 3
Bharatendu Harishchandra Aur Maithili Sharan Gupt ka Kavya- Bhasha aur Shilp (Khadi Boli ke Vikas ke Sandarbh Mein) We are going to analyze the poetic language and its artistic style used by Maithili Sharan Gupta and Bharatendu Harishchandra. Theirs were the times of Nava-jagaran. They tried to make poetry more consistent with the stark social realities of the period. Newer themes were introduced into literature. It addressed the challenges faced by the new generation, day and age. Bharatendu had started Nava-jagaran literature. Maithili Sharan Gupta had added poetry to this kind of literature and gave it a new direction. As newer themes were introduced, the style of composition changed as well. Harish-chandra had brought about a new era in literature. The language of poetry for his predecessors was the Braja-Bhasha. The towering authorities in Braja-bhasha till date were Surdas, Bihari, Ghana-nanda, etc. They had contributed richly and beautifully to Braja-bhasha. The other l...