 title page of Purvalap | |
| Author | Manishankar Bhatt "Kant" |
|---|---|
| Language | Gujarati |
| Subject | tragedy of love and life |
| Genre | Khandkavya (Narrative poetry), Sonnet |
| Published | 1923 |
| Publisher | Munikumar Manishankar Bhatt |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 22860996 |
| 891.471 | |
| LC Class | PK1859.B456 P8 |
Purvalap (Gujarati: પૂર્વાલાપ) is a posthumously published collection of poems by Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt alias Kavi Kant, in 1923.[1] Kant has invented a new form of Khandkavya by blending the Greek and Sanskrit concepts of tragedy. Kant has given many literary significant poems by this work such as Vasant vijay, Chakravakmithun, Devyani and Sagar Ane Shashi.[2]
- ^ Sisir Kumar Das (1991). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 574. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
- ^ Lal, Mohan (1991). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri To Sarvasena. Vol. 4. Sahitya Akademi. p. 3471. ISBN 9788126012213.