The Clay Sanskrit Library: Story Collections, Tales, Fables: 9-Volume Set Contributor(s): Clay Sanskrit Library (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814717497 ISBN-13: 9780814717493 Publisher: Clay Sanskrit OUR PRICE: $157.41 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Asian - General - Poetry | Asian - General - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
Dewey: 891.2 |
Series: Clay Sanskrit Library |
Physical Information: 4.75" H x 9.25" W x 11.5" (7.70 lbs) 2000 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Adventure, conquest, romance, comedy, suspense, and tragedy are just a few of the themes woven together by the range of styles represented in this set of classical Sanskrit literature. The set brings together classics like the Aesop's fables which originated in Vishnu-sharman's "Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom" with the less traditional, such as the adventures of Dandin's "What Ten Young Men Did," written uncharacteristically in prose rather than verse. Volume 2 By Budha-svamin. Edited and translated by Sir James Mallinson. 467 pages / 978-0-8147-5707-9 Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom By Vishnu-sharman. Edited and translated by Patrick Olivelle. 562 pages / 978-0-8147-6208-0 "Friendly Advice" by Nar yana & "King V krama's Adventures" Translated by Judit T rzs k. 742 pages / 978-0-8147-8305-4 How rvashi Was Won Kali-dasa. Translated by Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman. 300 pages / 978-0-8147-4111-5 The Ocean of the Rivers of Story Volume 1 By Soma-deva. Translated by Sir James Mallinson. 556 pages / 978-0-8147-8816-5 The Ocean of the Rivers of Story Volume 2 By Soma-deva. Translated by Sir James Mallinson. 580 pages / 978-0-8147-9558-3 The Quartet of Causeries By Sh draka, Shyam laka, Vara-ruchi, and shvara-datta. Edited and translated by Csaba Dezs and Somadeva Vasudeva. 450 pages / 978-0-8147-1978-7 What Ten Young Men Did By Dandin. Translated by Isabelle Onians. 651 pages / 978-0-8147-6206-6 |