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Seven Hundred Elegant Verses

Govardhana

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  • 352 sidor
  • 2009
When Govrdhana composed his "Seven Hundred Elegant Verses" in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the title suggested that this was a response to the 700 verses in the more demotic Prakrit language traditionally attributed to King Hala, composed almost a thousand years earlier. Both sets of poems were composed in the arya metre. Besides being the name of a metre, in Sanskrit arya means a noble or elegant lady, and Govrdhana wished to reflect and appeal to a sophisticated culture. These poems each consist of a single stanza, almost as condensed and allusive as a Japanese haiku. They cover the gamut of human life and emotion, though the favorite topic is love in all its aspects. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
  • Författare: Govardhana
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780814736876
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 352
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2009-10-31
  • Översättare: Friedhelm Hardy
  • Förlag: New York University Press