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Hà„la |
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Titolo |
Poems on life and love in ancient India : Hala's Sattasai / / translated from the Prakrit and introduced by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken |
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Albany, NY, : Excelsior Editions, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-7914-9401-2 |
1-4416-0776-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 pages) |
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Collana |
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Excelsior Editions |
SUNY series in Hindu studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KhorochePeter |
TiekenHerman Joseph Hugo <1952-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Love poetry, Prakrit |
Prakrit poetry |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Poems on Life and Love in A N C I E N T I N D I A -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- Introduction -- Invitation -- Exchanging Glances -- Lovers' Meetings -- Wrong Choices and Disappointments -- The Go-between -- The Young Couple -- Making Love -- The Perfect Wife -- The Brother-in-law -- Rival Wives -- The Errant Husband -- Getting Her Name Wrong -- Lovers' Quarrels -- The Faithless Wife -- The Abducted Wife -- Departure -- The Traveler's Wife -- The Traveler -- Country Characters -- Gods and Saints -- The God of Love -- A llegorical Verses -- Poetic Fancy -- Good Men and Bad -- Epilogue -- Variant Readings -- Concordance of Verses in Weber's Edition and thei Translation -- Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The oldest surviving anthology of lyric poems from India, the Sattasai presents the many aspects of love and provides a realistic counterpart to the Kamasutra. |
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