| Seven Hundred Elegant Verses Contributor(s): Govardhana (Author), Hardy, Friedhelm (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0814736874 ISBN-13: 9780814736876 Publisher: Clay Sanskrit OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2009 Annotation: When Go-vardhana composed his "Seven Hundred Elegant Verses" in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the title suggested that this was a response to the 700 verses in the more demotic Prakrit language traditionally attributed to King Hala, composed almost a thousand years earlier. Both sets of poems were composed in the arya metre. Besides being the name of a metre, in Sanskrit arya means a noble or elegant lady, and Go-vardhana wished to reflect and appeal to a sophisticated culture. These poems each consist of a single stanza, almost as condensed and allusive as a Japanese haiku. They cover the gamut of human life and emotion, though the favorite topic is love in all its aspects. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Poetry - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 891.210 |
| LCCN: 2008017030 |
| Series: Clay Sanskrit Library |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 4.2" W x 6.5" (0.65 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Go-v rdhana composed his "Seven Hundred Elegant Verses" in Sanskrit in the twelfth century CE, the title suggested that this was a response to the 700 verses in the more demotic Prakrit language traditionally attributed to King Hala, composed almost a thousand years earlier. Both sets of poems were composed in the arya metre. Besides being the name of a metre, in Sanskrit arya means a noble or elegant lady, and Go-v rdhana wished to reflect and appeal to a sophisticated culture. These poems each consist of a single stanza, almost as condensed and allusive as a Japanese haiku. They cover the gamut of human life and emotion, though the favorite topic is love in all its aspects. |