The Lineage of the Raghus (Hardcover)

Kalidasa

ISBN 10: 0674292596 / ISBN 13: 9780674292598

Editore: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2024

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Hardcover. A new English translation of Raghuva?&sacutea by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, who inspired such modern writers as Goethe and Tagore.For a millennium and a half, Kalidasa's works-from The Cloud Messenger to The Recognition of Shakuntala-have delighted audiences in India and beyond. Although the renowned poet and dramatist inspired many literary works over the centuries, little is known about his life. He likely lived in central India in the late fourth or early fifth century.Kalidasa's The Lineage of the Raghus, or Raghuva?&sacutea, belongs to the Sanskrit literary tradition of mahakavya, or court poem. It recounts the lives of ancient kings in the sueryava?&sacutea, the Solar Dynasty who ruled from the capital city of Ayodhya. The poem describes, among other episodes, the quest for offspring by Dilipa, a descendant of the primordial king Manu; the world conquest of his son Raghu, which offers a panorama of the Indian subcontinent; the exploits of the famous Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu; and the debaucheries of Agnivarna, which jeopardize the future of the lineage.This volume presents a new edition of the Sanskrit text in the Devanagari script alongside a fresh English translation of this enduring epic. Kalidasas The Lineage of the Raghus, or Raghuvasa, belongs to the literary tradition of mahakavya, or court poem. It recounts the lives of ancient kingssuch as Dilipa, Raghu, and Ramawho ruled from the capital city of Ayodhya. This volume presents a new edition of the Sanskrit text in the Devanagari script alongside a fresh English translation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Lineage of the Raghus (Hardcover)
• Editore: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674292596
• ISBN 13: 9780674292598
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: new

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A new English translation of Raghuva?sa by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, who inspired such modern writers as Goethe and Tagore.

For a millennium and a half, Kalidasa’s works—from The Cloud Messenger to The Recognition of Shakuntala—have delighted audiences in India and beyond. Although the renowned poet and dramatist inspired many literary works over the centuries, little is known about his life. He likely lived in central India in the late fourth or early fifth century.

Kalidasa’s The Lineage of the Raghus, or Raghuva?sa, belongs to the Sanskrit literary tradition of mahakavya, or court poem. It recounts the lives of ancient kings in the suryava?sa, the Solar Dynasty who ruled from the capital city of Ayodhya. The poem describes, among other episodes, the quest for offspring by Dilipa, a descendant of the primordial king Manu; the world conquest of his son Raghu, which offers a panorama of the Indian subcontinent; the exploits of the famous Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu; and the debaucheries of Agnivarna, which jeopardize the future of the lineage.

This volume presents a new edition of the Sanskrit text in the Devanagari script alongside a fresh English translation of this enduring epic.

Informazioni sull'autore

Csaba Dezső is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Dominic Goodall is Professor at the École française d’Extrême-Orient. Harunaga Isaacson is Professor at the University of Hamburg.