A broad survey of the evolution of Indian literature from the Aryan hymns through Brahmanism to Buddhism, with an account of the representative Indian epics and dramas; and a history of India derived from the literature generated by the various periods of its development, together with a comprehensive study of the vast body of Sanskrit literature. This title is cited and recommended by the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. A renowned authority on India, where he worked as an administrator in the Madras Civil ...
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A broad survey of the evolution of Indian literature from the Aryan hymns through Brahmanism to Buddhism, with an account of the representative Indian epics and dramas; and a history of India derived from the literature generated by the various periods of its development, together with a comprehensive study of the vast body of Sanskrit literature. This title is cited and recommended by the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. A renowned authority on India, where he worked as an administrator in the Madras Civil Service until ill-health forced him to return to England, R. W. Frazer (1854-1921) had an intimate knowledge of Sanskrit literature, spoke the Dravidian languages Tamil and Telugu, and was the author of a number of books on the subject of Indian literature.
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Add this copy of Literary History of India to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Maxwell's House of Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Mesa, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Haskell House Pub Ltd.
