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The Life of Harishchandra (Murty Classical Library of India)
Raghavanka
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Description for The Life of Harishchandra (Murty Classical Library of India)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 147 x 212 x 39. Weight in Grams: 802.
The Life of Harishchandra, Raghavanka's thirteenth-century masterpiece, is the first poetic rendering of one of ancient India's most enduring legends. When his commitment to truth is tested by a powerful sage, King Harishchandra suffers utter deprivation--the loss of his wife and son, his citizens and power, and, dearest of all, his caste status--but refuses to yield. The tale has influenced poets and readers through the ages. Mahatma Gandhi traced his own commitment to truth to the impact of a Harishchandra play seen in childhood. A poet from northern Karnataka trained in the twin traditions of Sanskrit and ... Read more
The Life of Harishchandra, Raghavanka's thirteenth-century masterpiece, is the first poetic rendering of one of ancient India's most enduring legends. When his commitment to truth is tested by a powerful sage, King Harishchandra suffers utter deprivation--the loss of his wife and son, his citizens and power, and, dearest of all, his caste status--but refuses to yield. The tale has influenced poets and readers through the ages. Mahatma Gandhi traced his own commitment to truth to the impact of a Harishchandra play seen in childhood. A poet from northern Karnataka trained in the twin traditions of Sanskrit and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
802g
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674545663
SKU
V9780674545663
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About Raghavanka
Vanamala Viswanatha is Visiting Professor at the School of Education, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India.
Reviews for The Life of Harishchandra (Murty Classical Library of India)
Raghavanka's Harishchandra Kavyam [is] rendered into limpid, eminently readable English by Vanamala Viswanatha... [There are] many virtues that grace Viswanatha's translation of this rich text. Her erudition is obvious; but with it she also shows a fine ear for the poet's rhythms in her prose translation. Her occasional verse translations evoke the lyricism of the original while her spritely dialogue ... Read more