Poems on life and love in ancient India : Hala's Sattasai / / translated from the Prakrit and introduced by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken

• Autore: Hala
• 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 TiekenHerman Joseph Hugo <1952->
• 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: 9780791494011; 0791494012; 9781441607768; 1441607765
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958785403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in Hindu studies