{"product_id":"2453-the-plays-of-kalidasa-theater-of-memory","title":"The Plays of Kalidasa  - Theater of Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Barbara Stoler Miller\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 387\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8120816811\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers comprehensive analyses and new translations of Kalidasa's three extant plays: Shakuntala and the Ring of Recollection ,  Urvasi Won by Valor, and  Malavika and Agnimitra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fine volume Miller and her co-translators David Gitomer and Edwin Gerow have succeeded not only in evoking for us the contexts and spirit of Kalidasa's dramatic art but also in providing indologists and the general public with excellent, contemporary translations of all three plays of the eminent Sanskrit poet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese translations, excitingly imaginative in themselves .. Also take the drama out of the closet, opening up an indispensable window on the theatrical conventions of Kaladasa's world  .. It is perhaps the best introduction to classical Sanskrit drama now available.                                                                                - - Asiaweek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beauty of the excellent translations is that they do reveal the stylistic differences between each of the plays and they do bring out the artificiality which so distinguishes Kavya from other genres of Sanskrit literature.  This volume is highly recommended.                                                                               - - Journal of Developing Societies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Editor and co-translators deserve congratulations and gratitude for their achievement in providing us with Kalidasa translations that are enjoyable as well as accurate, and convey in great measure the power and beauty of the works in the original.                                                                              - - Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor's Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Sanskrit Pronunciation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Kalidasa's Dramatic Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKalidasa's World and His Plays\u003cbr\u003eBARBARA STOLER MILLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanskrit Dramatic Theory and Kalidasa's Plays\u003cbr\u003eEDWIN GEROW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Theater in Kalidasa's Art\u003cbr\u003eDAVID GITOMER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSakuntala and the Ring of Recollection\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY BARBARA STOLER MILLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrvasi Won By Valor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY DAVID GITOMER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalavika and Agnimitra\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY EDWIN GEROW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes to the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes to the Plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Barbara Stoler Miller \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776550351017,"sku":"2453","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/2612_e4f837e4-79be-4949-94d6-76fcddbee29c.jpg?v=1625527427","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/2453-the-plays-of-kalidasa-theater-of-memory","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}