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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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Pubblicazione: | Albany, NY, : Excelsior Editions, c2009 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 pages) |
Disciplina: | 891/.3 |
Soggetto topico: | Love poetry, Prakrit |
Prakrit poetry | |
Altri autori: |
KhorochePeter
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Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212). |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Altri titoli varianti: | Hala's Sattasai |
Titolo autorizzato: | Poems on life and love in ancient India ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-7914-9401-2 |
1-4416-0776-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910819640403321 |
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