Format:
xxxvi, 502 Seiten
ISBN:
9780674245891
Series Statement:
Murty classical library of India 32
Content:
"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the pārijātā, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama-but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Text parallel in Telugu (in Telugu-Schrift) und englisch. - Einführung und Anmerkungen in englisch
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Nandi Timmana Theft of a tree Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2024 ISBN 9780674297425
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674297418
Language:
English
Keywords:
Telugu-Sprache
;
Religiöse Lyrik
;
Geschichte 1500-1600
;
Krischna
;
Vijayanagar
;
Fiktionale Darstellung
