Love song of the dark lord : Jayadeva's Gitagovinda / edited and translated by Barbara Stoler Miller ; [with a new foreword by John Stratton Hawley].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jayadeva, active 12th century.

Contributor:

Miller, Barbara Stoler.

Series:

Translations from the Asian classics

Standardized Title:

Gītagovinda. English & Sanskrit

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Krishna (Hindu deity)--Poetry.

Krishna.

Krishna (Hindu deity).

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxii, 125 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Twentieth anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1997]

Summary:

Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism. Revealing an intense earthly passion to express the complexities of divine and human love, its songs are an important part of Indian devotional music and literature.

This twentieth anniversary edition brings this classic to a new generation of readers and offers fresh insights for those familiar with the text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0231110979

OCLC:

38400014