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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hāla.
- Series:
- SUNY series in Hindu studies lat
- SUNY series in Hindu studies
- Standardized Title:
- Gāthāsaptaśatī. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hāla--Translations into English.
- Hāla.
- Love poetry, Prakrit--Translations into English.
- Love poetry, Prakrit.
- Prakrit poetry--Translations into English.
- Prakrit poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Hala's Sattasai
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : Excelsior Editions, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212).
- ISBN:
- 0-7914-9401-2
- 1-4416-0776-5
- OCLC:
- 365382861
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