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Re: Poet King question

From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:01:04 -0000
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Poet King questionWell, here's the quote:

When the poet-king, Ucaf Uddaul, celebrates the charms of the queen of
Ahmehnagara, he speaks thus:
"Her shining tresses, divided in two parts, encircle the harmonious contour
of her white and delicate cheeks, brilliant in their glow and freshness. Her
ebony brows have the form and charm of the bow of Kama, the god of love, and
beneath her long silken lashes the purest reflections and a celestial light
swim, as in the sacred lakes of Himalaya, in the black pupils of her great
clear eyes. Her teeth, fine, equal, and white, glitter between her smiling
lips like dewdrops in a passion-flower's half-enveloped breast. Her
delicately formed ears, her vermilion hands, her little feet, curved and
tender as the lotus-bud, glitter with the brilliancy of the loveliest pearls
of Ceylon, the most dazzling diamonds of Golconda. Her narrow and supple
waist, which a hand may clasp around, sets forth the outline of her rounded
figure and the beauty of her bosom, where youth in its flower displays the
wealth of its treasures; and beneath the silken folds of her tunic she seems
to have been modelled in pure silver by the godlike hand of Vicvarcarma, the
immortal sculptor."

The following reference does seem to suggest that he is a real person:
stanford.wellsphere.com/wellmix360/silver-queen-corn

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  Hello,

  The Artistic Director of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, also the
director of our upcoming production of Around The World in 80 Days, has a
question that I hope the JVF can help with:



  In Chapter XIV of Around the World in Eighty Days, Verne references "the
poet-king Ucaf Uddaul" who "celebrates the charms of the queen of
Ahmehnagara" - I'm curious if anyone has found any record of this poet or
the poem quoted, or has thoughts on whether this was a fictional creation.
I know that Ahmednagar is a district in the Maharashtra state of India, and
that it was under British rule from 1817 to 1947, but that's all I've been
able to ascertain. Any guidance would be most appreciated.
Received on Tue 17 Feb 2009 - 23:01:11 IST

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