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Zusatztext "The Language of the Gods . . . opens up a rich series of theoretical debates about language! modernity! culture! power and identity." Informationen zum Autor Sheldon Pollock is William B. Ransford Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies at Columbia University! and former George V. Bobrinskoy Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago. His previous publications include Literary Cultures in History: Reconstructions from South Asia (California! 2003)! Cosmopolitanism (2002! with Homi Bhabha et al.)! and The Ramayana of Valmiki! Volume III: Aranyakanda (1991)! and Volume II: Ayodhyakanda (1986). Klappentext "The scholarship exhibited here is not only superior; it is in many ways staggering. The author's control of an astonishing range of primary and secondary texts from many languages! eras! and disciplines is awe-inspiring. This is a learned! original! and important work."-Robert Goldman! Sanskrit and India Studies! University of California! Berkeley Zusammenfassung Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power and suggest possibilities for practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 97387999
