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.

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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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Biharilal
• Con la collaborazione di: Rupert Snell (Traduzione), Snell Rupert (Traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 28.02.2022
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata
• EAN: 9780674268746
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26874-6
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Serie: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Categorie: Bhakti, 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, love poems, Seventeenth Century Literature, South Asian Literature, Romantic poetry, devotional poetry, spiritual poems