This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the "strikingly Shakespearian" (as H. H. Wilson described it ) "Little Clay Cart" to a dramatization of and amendment to the "Ram???yana" in "Rama's Last Act." In addition to its scope of genre, the set covers a large period of time (the "Three Satires" by Bh???llata, Kshem???ndra, and Nila???kan alone were written over a period of nearly a thousand years) and also includes several works traditionally given less modern attention, ...
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This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the "strikingly Shakespearian" (as H. H. Wilson described it ) "Little Clay Cart" to a dramatization of and amendment to the "Ram???yana" in "Rama's Last Act." In addition to its scope of genre, the set covers a large period of time (the "Three Satires" by Bh???llata, Kshem???ndra, and Nila???kan alone were written over a period of nearly a thousand years) and also includes several works traditionally given less modern attention, such as "M???lavika and Agni???mitra" by Kali???dasa, in order to provide a multifaceted view of Sankskrit theater. Included in this set: "The Lady of the Jewel Necklace" & "The Lady who Shows her Love" By Harsha. Translated by Wendy Doniger. 514 pages / 978-0-8147-1996-1 Little Clay Cart By Sh???draka. Translated by Diwakar Acharya. Foreword by Partha Chatterjee. 640 pages / 978-0-8147-0729-6 M???lavika and Agni???mitra Kali???dasa. Translated by D???niel Balogh and Eszter Somogyi. 350 pages / 978-0-8147-8702-1 R???kshasa's Ring By Vish???kha???datta. Translated by Michael Coulson 385 pages / 978-0-8147-1661-8 Rama Beyond Price By Mur???ri. Edited and translated by Judit T???rzs???k. 638 pages / 978-0-8147-8295-8 Rama's Last Act By Bhava???bhuti. Translated by Sheldon Pollock. Foreword by Girish Karnad. 458 pages / 978-0-8147-6733-7 The Recognition of Shak???ntala (Kashmir Recension) By Kali???dasa. Edited and translated by Somadeva Vasudeva. 419 pages / 978-0-8147-8815-8 Three Satires By Bh???llata, Kshem???ndra, and Nila???kantha. Edited and translated by Somadeva Vasudeva. 403 pages / 978-0-8147-8814-1
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