King Harsha, who reigned over the kingdom of Kanauj from 606 to 647 CE, composed two Sanskrit plays about the mythical figures of King Udayana, his queen, V?sava·datta, and two of his co-wives. The plays abound in mistaken identities, both political and erotic. The characters masquerade as one another and, occasionally, as themselves, and each play refers simultaneously to itself and to the other. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The Shattered Thighs, attributed to Bhasa, the illustrious predecessor to ancient Kali·dasa, transforms a crucial episode of the Maha·bh?rata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Dury?dhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome battle scene.
Автор: Harsha Jeannie O. Название: Wandering Off: Nature`s Notable Nourishments ISBN: 1982233486 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982233488 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Growing up in the mountains of southwestern Colorado, Jeannie O. Harsha learned, early on, how to be still enough to savor what she describes as the "hushed and gentle moments." Poetry became, for her, a way of naming, celebrating, and sharing the small beauties found in such moments. In this collection of wonders, she pauses to notice a hawk on a fence post, a flock of wild turkeys on the run, the eye of a whale. She praises rainbow and moon phases that "move us and mend us." And she offers her readers the gentle reminder the "love awaits the opening eye." - Peter Anderson, author of Heading Home: Field Notes I am such a fan of Tricia Nickerson's photography that I invited her to join me at my studio for our annual Art Trails. I am delighted that she paired her photographs with poetry, as her captures reflect a love and appreciation for the beauty of nature. Patience combined with the creativity of scanning through countless numbers of images, unveils a gem that is not realized until viewed. What you see in her final selections are glances of nature at its most splendid. Tricia shoots from the heart and shares her passion in her final images. - Sheila Boyd, Clear Vision Airbrush
