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THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS is an epic, narrative poem that is a moving account of affection, personal loss, and grief. Inspired by Buddhism, Indic thought and Hogan’s reading of the Bhagavad Gita, the central figures are two lovers who refuse to accept unjust social hierarchies and suffer separation and death for that choice. Hogan sets out to re-synthesize ancient Indian philosophy and myth, with a beauty and literary feeling (called “rasa” in Sanskrit) that are the central aspects of this poem. THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS is an excellent literary achievement to be read by serious poetry lovers…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS is an epic, narrative poem that is a moving account of affection, personal loss, and grief. Inspired by Buddhism, Indic thought and Hogan’s reading of the Bhagavad Gita, the central figures are two lovers who refuse to accept unjust social hierarchies and suffer separation and death for that choice. Hogan sets out to re-synthesize ancient Indian philosophy and myth, with a beauty and literary feeling (called “rasa” in Sanskrit) that are the central aspects of this poem. THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS is an excellent literary achievement to be read by serious poetry lovers and students in mythology or epic literature alike. With an Introduction by Rachel Fell McDermott
Autorenporträt
PATRICK COLM HOGAN is a Professor at the University of Connecticut, where he is a member of the Department of English, the Program in India Studies, the Program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, and the Program in Cognitive Science. The author of sixteen books, Hogan's best-known book is The Mind and Its Stories: Narrative Universals and Human Emotion (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003), which was hailed as "a landmark in modern intellectual life" by Steven Pinker of Harvard University. He has published fiction in The Journal of Irish Literature and poetry in minnesota review, Kunapipi, The Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies, and elsewhere. THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS was inspired by Buddhism, Indic thought and Hogan's reading of the Bhagavad Gita.