LEADER 03991nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910778066803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-24004-8 010 $a9786612240041 010 $a0-226-75578-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226755786 035 $a(CKB)1000000000773771 035 $a(EBL)448587 035 $a(OCoLC)503446517 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000250203 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209158 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250203 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232159 035 $a(PQKB)11340173 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC448587 035 $a(DE-B1597)524372 035 $a(OCoLC)1135592931 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226755786 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL448587 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10317867 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL224004 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000773771 100 $a20080318d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpring, heat, rains$b[electronic resource] $ea South Indian diary /$fDavid Shulman 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-75576-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-234). 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tSpring -- $tHeat -- $tRains -- $tAppendix: Nala and the Naishadh?ya-carita -- $tSelected Dramatis Personae -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary -- $tBibliography 330 $a"Rocks. Goats. Dry shrubs. Buffaloes. Thorns. A fallen tamarind tree." Such were the sights that greeted David Shulman on his arrival in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the spring of 2006. An expert on South Indian languages and cultures, Shulman knew the region well, but from the moment he arrived for this seven-month sojourn he actively soaked up such simple aspects of his surroundings, determined to attend to the rich texture of daily life-choosing to be at the same time scholar and tourist, wanderer and wonderer. Lyrical, sensual, and introspective, Spring, Heat, Rains is Shulman's diary of that experience. Evocative reflections on daily events-from explorations of crumbling temples to battles with ineradicable bugs to joyous dinners with friends-are organically interwoven with considerations of the ancient poetry and myths that remain such an inextricable part of life in contemporary India. With Shulman as our guide, we meet singers and poets, washermen and betel-nut vendors, modern literati and ancient gods and goddesses. We marvel at the "golden electrocution" that is the taste of a mango fresh from the tree. And we plunge into the searing heat of an Indian summer, so oppressive and inescapable that when the monsoon arrives to banish the heat with sheets of rain, we understand why, year after year, it is celebrated as a miracle. An unabashedly personal account from a scholar whose deep knowledge has never obscured his joy in discovery, Spring, Heat, Rains is a passionate act of sharing, an unforgettable gift for anyone who has ever dreamed of India. 606 $aRELIGION / General$2bisacsh 607 $aAndhra Pradesh (India)$xDescription and travel 607 $aAndhra Pradesh (India)$xCivilization 610 $aindia, andhra pradesh, memoir, travel, biography, autobiography, myths, poetry, temples, insects, ruins, tourism, mango, indian summer, goddesses, gods, betel-nut vendors, washermen, monsoon, weather, seasons, nonfiction, tamil, sanskrit, telugu, language, literature, religion, spirituality, culture, kavyas, geography, caste system, hinduism. 615 7$aRELIGION / General. 676 $a915.4/8404532 700 $aShulman$b David Dean$f1949-$0919288 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778066803321 996 $aSpring, heat, rains$93762707 997 $aUNINA