bokomslag How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & The Shattered Thighs by Bhasa
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How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & The Shattered Thighs by Bhasa

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  • 380 sidor
  • 2009
Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The Shattered Thighs, attributed to Bhasa, the illustrious predecessor to ancient Kalidasa, transforms a crucial episode of the Mahabhrata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Durydhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome battle scene.
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780814740668
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 380
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2009-03-01
  • Översättare: Andrew Skilton
  • Förlag: New York University Press