Poems to the Child-God: Structures and Strategies in the Poetry of Surdas

Poems to the Child—God is the first full—length study in English of the verse of Surdas, or Sur, traditionally ranked among the three greatest poets writing in Hindi. Combining introduction, critical study, and annotated translation in a single volume, this work introduces the general reader to a major sixteenth—century mystic poet, best known for his lyrics in praise of the child—god Krsna (Krishna), and proposes, to both specialists and general readers, a way of reading Sur's verse signif...