Adventure, conquest, romance, comedy, suspense, and tragedy are just a few of the themes woven together by the range of styles represented in this set of classical Sanskrit literature. The set brings together classics like the Aesop s fables which originated in Vishnu.sharman s Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom with the less traditional, such as the adventures of Dandin s What Ten Young Men Did, written uncharacteristically in prose rather than verse.
Included in this set: The Emperor of the Sorcerers Volume 1 By Budha.svamin. Edited and translated by Sir James Mallinson. 452 pages /...
Adventure, conquest, romance, comedy, suspense, and tragedy are just a few of the themes woven together by the range of styles represented in this ...
This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the strikingly Shakespearian (as H. H. Wilson described it ) Little Clay Cart to a dramatization of and amendment to the Ramayana in Rama s Last Act. In addition to its scope of genre, the set covers a large period of time (the Three Satires by Bhallata, Kshemendra, and Nila.kan alone were written over a period of nearly a thousand years) and also includes several works traditionally given less modern attention, such as Malavika and Agni.mitra by Kali.dasa, in order to provide a multifaceted view of...
This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the strikingly Shakespearian (as H. H. Wilson described...
Including poetry whose masterful artistry addresses themes such as love, Indian epic and religion with as much aesthetic appeal as thematic, the poetry included in this set contains the poetry of well-known poets such as Vedanta Deshika while giving a voice to the work of other important writers such as Bhanu.datta who have been given less modern attention.
Included in this set:
Bhatti s Poem: The Death of Ravana By Bhatti. Translated by Oliver Fallon. 550 pages / 978-0-8147-2778-2
The Birth of Kumara By Kali.dasa. Translated by David Smith. 360 pages / 978-0-8147-4008-8
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Including poetry whose masterful artistry addresses themes such as love, Indian epic and religion with as much aesthetic appeal as thematic, the po...
A diverse set, the religion set includes works from the biographical narratives of Buddha and stories of his past rebirths, to the lyrical account of love affair between gods, to a play that satirized religions to make a laughingstock of their followers and their tenets.
Included in this set:
The Epitome of Queen Lilavati By Jina.ratna. Edited and translated by Richard Fynes. Volume 1 543 pages / 978-0-8147-2741-6
The Epitome of Queen Lilavati Volume 2 By Jina.ratna. Edited and translated by Richard Fynes. 650 pages / 978-0-8147-2742-3
Garland of the Buddha s Past...
Religion
A diverse set, the religion set includes works from the biographical narratives of Buddha and stories of his past rebirths, to the lyric...
The Maha.bharata tells the tale of the epic battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas for the thrown. It begins with the famous game of dice between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, which sets the scene for the war that will lie at the center of the Maha.bharata epic. But even after the war is ostensibly over when the heroic but flawed king of the Kauravas is dishonorably defeated in battle by his arch enemy, the extended family is still wracked in conflict leaving survivors, victors and vanquished struggling to comprehend their loss. Perhaps the most enigmatic...
Epic: Maha.bharata
The Maha.bharata tells the tale of the epic battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas for the thrown. It begins with the f...
The Clay Sanskrit Library, co-published by NYU Press and the JJC Foundation, has been created to introduce classical Sanskrit literature to a wide international readership. This literature combines great beauty, enormous variety and more than three thousand years of continuous history and development.
The Clay Sanskrit Library, co-published by NYU Press and the JJC Foundation, has been created to introduce classical Sanskrit literature to a wide int...
In a much-publicized and much-maligned 2003 New York Times article, -The Opt-Out Revolution, - the journalist Lisa Belkin made the controversial argument that highly educated women who enter the workplace tend to leave upon marrying and having children. Women Who Opt Out is a collection of original essays by the leading scholars in the field of work and family research, which takes a multi-disciplinary approach in questioning the basic thesis of -the opt-out revolution.- The contributors illustrate that the desire to balance both work and family demands continues to be a...
In a much-publicized and much-maligned 2003 New York Times article, -The Opt-Out Revolution, - the journalist Lisa Belkin made the controvers...
