CONTENTS. 
Page. 
Preface .vii 
Introduction— 
(а) The sources from which the information contained in 
this work is derived.xiii 
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(б) Principles of arrangement of the contents xv 
(c) A brief account of the vernacular literature of 
Hindustan.xvi 
(d) Description of the plates ...... xxiii 
Chapter I—The Bardic Period [700—1300 A.D.].1 
„ II—The Religious Revival of the Fifteenth Century ... 7 
Addenda.13 
„ III—The Romantic Poetry of Malik Muhammad [1540 A.D.] . 16 
Addenda . . . . . . . . . .18 
,, IV—The Krisna-cult of Braj [1500—1600].19 
Addenda.31 
„ V—The Mughal Court.34 
„ VI—Tul’si Das.42 
Addenda I—The text of Tul’sl Das . . . . .61 
„ II—Other versions of the Rama legend . . 57 
,, VII—The Ars Poetica [1580—1692 A.D.].68 
,, VIII—Other successors of Tul’sl Das [1600—1700 A.D.]— 
Part I —Religious Poets.67 
,, II—Other Poets.70 
Addenda ..80 
,, IX—The Eighteenth Century- 
Introductory Note.85 
Part I—Religious Poets.86 
„ II—-Other Poets.87 
Addenda ......... 100 
„ X—Hindustan under the Company [1800—1857]— 
Introductory Note.. . . 107 
Part I—Bundei’khand and Baghel’khand . . .109 
Addenda.. . .115 
Part II—Banaras.117 
Addenda.126 
Part III—Audh.127 
Addenda. 130 
Part IV—Miscellaneous.132 
Addenda.• 142 
