Poems of the First Buddhist Women A Translation of the Therigatha

The Ther¿g¿th¿, part of the Pali canon of Buddhist scripture, is one of the oldest surviving works by women, composed more than two millennia ago by some of the first Buddhist women-ther¿s-honored for their religious achievements. With a spare and elegant style, this powerful translation introduces us to a classic of world literature.

Info autore

Charles Hallisey is Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures at Harvard University.

Riassunto

The Therigatha, part of the Pali canon of Buddhist scripture, is one of the oldest surviving works by women, composed more than two millennia ago by some of the first Buddhist women—theris—honored for their religious achievements. With a spare and elegant style, this powerful translation introduces us to a classic of world literature.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Charles Hallisey (Traduzione), Hallisey Charles (Traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 28.02.2021
• Categoria: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9780674251359
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25135-9
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Serie: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind > 3; Murty Classical Library of India - HUP
• Categorie: Inspiration, POETRY / General, Poetry, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, Buddhism, Asian History, ancient wisdom, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General, South Asian Literature, spiritual poetry, devotional poetry, women’s history, religious stories