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How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & The Shattered Thighs by Bhasa
Andrew Skilton
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Hardback. Two tragic plays that break the rules, showing the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy Translator(s): Skilton, Andrew. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
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*bharata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Duryodhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome ... Read more
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*bharata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Duryodhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Clay Sanskrit Library
Condition
New
Weight
278g
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814740668
SKU
V9780814740668
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Reviews for How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & The Shattered Thighs by Bhasa
The books line up on my shelf like bright Bodhisattvas ready to take tough questions or keep quiet company. They stake out a vast territory, with works from two millennia in multiple genres: aphorism, lyric, epic, theater, and romance. -Willis G. Regier,The Chronicle Review