| Poems on Life and Love in Ancient India: Hala's Sattasai Contributor(s): Khoroche, Peter (Introduction by), Tieken, Herman (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0791493911 ISBN-13: 9780791493915 Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 891.3 |
| LCCN: 2009005435 |
| Series: SUNY Series in Hindu Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An elegant translation of the Sattasaī (or Seven Hundred), India's earliest collection of lyric poetry, Poems on Life and Love in Ancient India deals with love in its many aspects. Mostly narrated by women, the poems reveal the world of local Indian village life sometime between the third and fifth centuries. The Sattasaī offers a more realistic counterpart to that notorious theoretical treatise on love the Kāmasūtra, which presents a cosmopolitan and calculating milieu. Translators Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken introduce the main features of the work in its own language and time. For modern readers, these short, self-contained poems are a treat: the sentiments they depict remain affecting and contemporary while providing a window into a world long past. |