Theft of a Tree - A Tale By the Court Poet of the Vijayanagara Empire

Nandi Timmana's Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the wish-granting p¿rij¿ta tree from the garden of Indra, king of the gods, to appease his wife Satyabhama. This is the first English translation of the poem, which prefigures the modern Telugu novel with its unprecedented narrative unity.

About the author

Harshita Mruthinti Kamath is the Visweswara Rao and Sita Koppaka Associate Professor in Telugu Culture, Literatures and History at Emory University.Velcheru Narayana Rao is the Krishnadevaraya Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Summary

Nandi Timmana’s Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the wish-granting parijata tree from the garden of Indra, king of the gods, to appease his wife Satyabhama. This is the first English translation of the poem, which prefigures the modern Telugu novel with its unprecedented narrative unity.

Product details

• Authors: Nandi Timmana
• Assisted by: Harshita Mruthinti Kamath (Translation), Velcheru Narayana Rao (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9780674295919
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29591-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Poetry, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, POETRY / Epic, POETRY / Asian / General, Hinduism, Epic, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Religious