Quartet of Causeries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvShyamilaka,Vara-ruchi,Shudraka,Ishvara-datta,Csaba Dezsö,Somadeva Vasudeva

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The Quartet of Causeries have been handed down as a collection of the most ancient monologue farces in classical Sanskrit. Though stylistically divergent, they share a common plot: the hero is an inept, bungling procurer, who mismanages his client's love-affairs to an unexpectedly successful completion. A wide spectrum of India's urban society is scandalized, from respected judges to clumsy poetasters, from hypocritical Buddhist monks to greedy madams, from spoiled scions of wealthy houses to criminal low-life.Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC FoundationFor more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org

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Utgivningsdatum2009-08-01
Mått102 x 152 x 25 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieClay Sanskrit Library
Antal sidor508
FörlagNew York University Press
ISBN9780814719787
ÖversättareDezsö, Csaba, Vasudeva, Somadeva

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