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The flight of love : a messenger poem of medieval South India by Veṅkaṭanātha
Haomsasandeasa. English
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Steven P. Hopkins provides a translation--with introduction, textual notes, and thematic commentary--of the Hamsasandesa, a ""messenger poem"" by saint-poet and philosopher Vedantedesika (c.1268-13...
Steven P. Hopkins provides a translation--with introduction, textual notes, and thematic commentary--of the Hamsasandesa, a ""messenger poem"" by saint-poet and philosopher Vedantedesika (c.1268-1369). Equally the work of a scholar and a poet, this book analyzes the Sanskrit sandesa within the wider comparative context of South Indian and Sri Lankan literatures.
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- Creator
- translated with commentary by Steven P. Hopkins
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- 1st ed
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016
- ©2016
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- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780190613594, 0190613599, 9780190495190, 0190495197, 0190495189
- OCLC
- ocn953922191
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Pronunciation of Sanskrit and Tamil Words -- Chapter 1. Introduction. Lovers, Messengers and Beloved Landscapes -- Chapter 2. The Flight of Love. The Hamsasandesa -- Chapter 3. "To See What the Heart Hears:" The Magic Lantern of Venkatesa -- Epilogue: The Rain Messenger and the Wild Goose -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index