Erotic love poems from India : a translation of the Amarushataka / Andrew Schelling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amaru.

Contributor:

Schelling, Andrew.

Series:

Shambhala library

Standardized Title:

Amaruśataka. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Sanskrit poetry--Translations into English.

Sanskrit poetry.

Physical Description:

xix, 118 pages ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala, 2004.

Language Note:

In English; translated from Sanskrit.

Summary:

Graceful and yet remarkably playful, intensely passionate, and at times hinting of divine transcendence, the poems translated here offer poignant glimpses into the many faces of erotic love. This collection, known in Sanskrit as the Amarushataka ("One Hundred Poems of Amaru"), was written in the eighth century and is to this day the most popular book of love poetry ever written in India, though never before translated into English. Poet and translator Andrew Schelling has done an extraordinary job of rendering into English verses that sound as fresh and immediate as any love poems written today. The translator has also included an extensive essay on the background and history of the original Sanskrit text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118).

ISBN:

1590300971

OCLC:

54817602