Venkatanatha, Steven P Hopkins

An Ornament for Jewels

Love Poems for the Lord of Gods, by Venkatesa

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Produktbeschreibung

A thematically organized, annotated collection of translations from the Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit poetry of medieval South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa. Each translated poem forms a chapter in itself, along with an Afterword and detailed notes, with commentary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780195326390
• ISBN-10: 0195326393
• Artikelnr.: 23103833

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Part I: Venkatesa the Poet
* Introduction
* Part II: Love Poems for the Lord of Gods
* 1.: A Necklace of Three Jewels for the Lord of Gods
* 2.: An Ornament for the Jewels: The Navamanimalai
* 3.: Fifty Stanzas for the Lord of Gods: Devanayakapancasat
* 4.: One Hundred Stanzas for the Invincible Lord of Medicine Hill: the
Acyutasatakam
* Part III: Krishna in a World of Vishnu
* 5.: At Play With Krishna in the Tamil Land: Gopalavimsati
* Part IV: Delectable Light in Serpent Town: the Alvar Before Him
* 6.: Praises of Devanayaka by Tirumankaiyalvar: From the
Periyatirumoli
* Glossary
* Bibliography