Recognition of Sakuntala A Play in Seven Acts

Name: Recognition of Sakuntala A Play in Seven Acts
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ISBN: 9780199540600

ISBN-10: 0199540608

ISBN-13: 9780199540600

Edition: 2008

Authors: Kalidasa, W. J. Johnson

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Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta for Sakuntala, a monastic girl, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly erotic in tone and in performance, The Recognition of Sakuntala aimed to produce an experience of aesthetic rapture in the audience, comparable to certain types of mystical experience. The pioneering English translation of Sakuntala in 1789 caused a sensation among European composers and writers (including Goethe), and it continues to be performed around the world. This vibrant new verse translation includes the famous version of the story from the Mahabharata, a poetic and dramatic text in its own right…

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English