| The Little Clay Cart Contributor(s): Acharya, Diwakar (Translator), Shudraka (Translator), Chatterjee, Partha (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814707297 ISBN-13: 9780814707296 Publisher: Clay Sanskrit OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: The aLittle Clay Carta is, for Sanskrit theatre, atypically romantic, funny, and thrilling. This most human of Sanskrit plays is Shakespearian in its skilful drawing of characters and in the plotas direct clarity. One of the earliest Sanskrit dramas, aLittle Clay Carta was created in South India, perhaps in the seventh century CE. Set in the city of Ujjain, so secular and universal is the story that it can be situated in any society, and it has, including in Bollywood film and by the BBC. Charua[datta, a bankrupt married merchant, is extramaritally involved with a wealthy courtesan, VasAntaa[sena. The kingas vile brother-in-law, unable to win VasAntaa[senaas love, strangles her, and accuses Charua[datta. The court decides the case hastily, condemning Charua[datta to death. Fortunately, our heroine rises from the dead to save her beloved, and all applaud their love. At this climax, the regime changes, and the rebel-turned-king makes Charua[datta lord of an adjacent city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 891.22 |
| LCCN: 2008049543 |
| Series: Clay Sanskrit Library |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 4.3" W x 6.5" (1.15 lbs) 674 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The "Little Clay Cart" is, for Sanskrit theatre, atypically romantic, funny, and thrilling. This most human of Sanskrit plays is Shakespearian in its skilful drawing of characters and in the plot's direct clarity. One of the earliest Sanskrit dramas, "Little Clay Cart" was created in South India, perhaps in the seventh century CE. Set in the city of Ujjain, so secular and universal is the story that it can be situated in any society, and it has, including in Bollywood film and by the BBC. Charu-datta, a bankrupt married merchant, is extramaritally involved with a wealthy courtesan, Vas nta-sena. The king's vile brother-in-law, unable to win Vas nta-sena's love, strangles her, and accuses Charu-datta. The court decides the case hastily, condemning Charu-datta to death. Fortunately, our heroine rises from the dead to save her beloved, and all applaud their love. At this climax, the regime changes, and the rebel-turned-king makes Charu-datta lord of an adjacent city. |