Vikramorvashiyam

Quest for Urvashi

A.N.D. Kalidasa (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2021
Penguin (Verlag)
978-0-670-09363-2 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

The earthly King Pururavas rescues the celestial nymph Urvashi from a demon, and thus begins a majestic love story that brings heaven and earth together. Both are struck with Kama's arrow in their very first meeting, but each shies away from saying anything because the distance between them seems insurmountable. Even when they do confess their love, magical transformations and heavenly curses keep the lovers apart. Will Pururavas succeed in his quest for Urvashi? A magnificent drama based on an episode from the Rig Veda, VIKRAMORVASHIYAM is filled with dramatic turns of event, music, and dance. The scenes, characters, and dialogues are at once lively and theatrical as well as sensitive and speculative. Believed to be the second of Kalidasa's three plays, VIKRAMORVASHIYAM is an undisputed classic from ancient Indian literature. A.N.D. Haksar's brilliant new translation gives contemporary readers an opportunity to savour this delightful tale.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.03.2021
Übersetzer	Haksar
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 200 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10	0-670-09363-7 / 0670093637
ISBN-13	978-0-670-09363-2 / 9780670093632
Zustand	Neuware