Sur's Ocean - Poems From the Early Tradition

Surdas, regarded as the epitome of artistry in Old Hindi religious poetry from the end of the sixteenth century to the present, refashioned the narrative of Krishna and his lover Radha into elegant, approachable lyrics. His popularity led to the proliferation, through an energetic oral tradition, of poems ascribed to him, the S¿rs¿gar.

About the author

Kenneth E. Bryant is Associate Professor in Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.John Stratton Hawley is an award-winning translator and scholar of religious studies. He has written extensively on the bhakti movement and is the Claire Tow Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Summary

Surdas, regarded as the epitome of artistry in Old Hindi religious poetry from the end of the sixteenth century to the present, refashioned the narrative of Krishna and his lover Radha into elegant, approachable lyrics. His popularity led to the proliferation, through an energetic oral tradition, of poems ascribed to him, the Sursagar.

Product details

• Authors: Sauradaasa, Surdas, Surdas Surdas
• Assisted by: Kenneth E Bryant (Editor), Kenneth E. Bryant (Editor), John Stratton Hawley (Translation), Hawley John Stratton (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2015
• EAN: 9780674427778
• ISBN: 978-0-674-42777-8
• No. of pages: 1072
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 57 mm
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind; Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POETRY / General, Poetry, Poetry / Poems