He Spoke of Love - Selected Poems From the Satsai

The 700 poems of Hindi poet Biharilal¿s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with hero and heroine motifs, bridging divine and worldly love. This new translation presents 400 couplets from the seventeenth-century classic. He Spoke of Love brims with rivalries, secret trysts, and the sorrows of separated lovers.

About the author

Rupert Snell is a renowned expert in Braj Basha, Awadhi, and Hindi poetry. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Summary

The 700 poems of Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with hero and heroine motifs, bridging divine and worldly love. This new translation presents 400 couplets from the seventeenth-century classic. He Spoke of Love brims with rivalries, secret trysts, and the sorrows of separated lovers.

Product details

• Authors: Biharilal
• Assisted by: Rupert Snell (Translation), Snell Rupert (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780674268746
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26874-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, POETRY / Asian / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic, Hinduism, Poetry by individual poets, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699