The Quartet of Causeries Contributor(s): Shyamilaka (Author), Vara-Ruchi (Author), Shudraka (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814719783 ISBN-13: 9780814719787 Publisher: Clay Sanskrit OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Drama |
Dewey: 891.22 |
LCCN: 2009004559 |
Series: Clay Sanskrit Library |
Physical Information: 1" H x 4.4" W x 6.4" (0.75 lbs) 508 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Quartet of Causeries have been handed down as a collection of the most ancient monologue farces in classical Sanskrit. Though stylistically divergent, they share a common plot: the hero is an inept, bungling procurer, who mismanages his client's love-affairs to an unexpectedly successful completion. A wide spectrum of India's urban society is scandalized, from respected judges to clumsy poetasters, from hypocritical Buddhist monks to greedy madams, from spoiled scions of wealthy houses to criminal low-life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Datta, Shudraka Shyamilaka Vara: - |