History of Bengali Language and Literature c2.25

c2.25

Chandidas, 115-135.—Parakiyā Rasa or worship of women.—How it is made to approach spirituality.—Chandidās's life—the story of his love—his death, 115-123,—the spiritual aspects of his poems.—A tendency towards idealization—a brief analysis of his poems, 123-135.—Vidyapati, 135-149.—Our claims on the Maithil poet—his poems recast by Bengali poets—the authenticity of the various records bearing dates—his ancestry—his interview with Chandidās, and other points relating to his life—a review of his poems. Vidyāpati and Chandidās compared, 149.