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Love Song of the Dark Lord - (Translations from the Asian Classics) 20th Edition (Paperback)

Name: Love Song of the Dark Lord - (Translations from the Asian Classics) 20th Edition (Paperback)
Brand: Columbia University Press
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Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism.
About the Author: Barbara Stoller Miller translated many works of Indian literature, including The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War and The Hermit & the Love Thief: Sanskrit Poems of Bharitrihari and Bilhana (both Columbia).
254 Pages
Poetry, Ancient & Classical
Series Name: Translations from the Asian Classics

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This is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism.

Book Synopsis

Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism. Revealing an intense earthly passion to express the complexities of divine and human love, its songs are an important part of Indian devotional music and literature.

The twentith anniversary edition of the renowned translation by noted scholar Barbara Stoler MIller brings this classic to a new generation of readers and offers fresh insights for those familiar with the text.

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Excellent...[This translation] beautifully renders the Sanskrit lyric into poetic English and captures the rich imagery and musical rythms of Jayadeva's language.-- "Choice"

This Gitagovinda will be the English standard for our generation.-- "ASIA Bulletin"

About the Author

Barbara Stoller Miller translated many works of Indian literature, including The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War and The Hermit & the Love Thief: Sanskrit Poems of Bharitrihari and Bilhana (both Columbia).

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 5.84 Inches (W) x .42 Inches (D)

Weight: .48 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 254

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical

Series Title: Translations from the Asian Classics

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Street Date: November 26, 1997

TCIN: 82975395

UPC: 9780231110976

Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-7117

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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