Surs Ocean - Classic Hindi Poetry in Translation

Surdas-and his remarkable lyrics refashioning the widely known narrative of the Hindu deity Krishna and his lover Radha-has been regarded as the epitome of artistry in Hindi verse from the end of the sixteenth century to the present day. This award-winning translation of Sur's Ocean reconstructs the early tradition of Surdas's poems.

About the author

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—and his remarkable lyrics refashioning the widely known narrative of the Hindu deity Krishna and his lover Radha—has been regarded as the epitome of artistry in Hindi verse from the end of the sixteenth century to the present day. This award-winning translation of Sur’s Ocean reconstructs the early tradition of Surdas’s poems.

Product details

• Authors: John Stratton Hawley, Surdas, Surdas Surdas, John Stratton (TRN) Surdas/ Hawley
• Assisted by: John Stratton Hawley (Translation), Hawley John Stratton (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9780674290174
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29017-4
• No. of pages: 208
• 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; POETRY / General, Poetry, HISTORY / Asia / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism, Asian History, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Anthologies