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| Author | Thomas Moore |
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Publication date | 1817 |
Lalla Rookh is an Oriental chivalric romance by Irish poet Thomas Moore, first published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the heroine of the frame tale, the (fictional) daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. It consists of four narrative poems with the connecting tale in prose. The work was a resounding success, and its popularity gave rise to many ships being named "Lalla Rookh" during the 19th century. It also played an instrumental role in making Kashmir (spelled as Cashmere in the poem) a household name in the English-speaking world.[1] The poem remains one of the great works of Oriental poetry, and has been regularly adapted into films and other media.
- ^ Sharma, Sunil (12 May 2017). "At the threshold of paradise: Kashmir in Mughal Persian poetry". The Arts and South Asia. Harvard South Asia Institute. p. 45. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Issuu.