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Mahabharata, Books 10-11: Dead of Night / The Women (The Clay Sanskrit Library)
Kate Crosby
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Description for Mahabharata, Books 10-11: Dead of Night / The Women (The Clay Sanskrit Library)
Hardcover. Gives voice to the vanquished, to the psychology of loss and the conflicting desires for understanding and revenge. Translator(s): Crosby, Kate. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
The great war of the Maha bharata is over. Or is it? This is a single extended family wracked in conflict. Both sides succumbed to treachery. Ashva tthaman, the young leader of the three survivors on the losing side, is incensed at his father's murder. He returns after dark to the now sleeping encampment. The sacrifice of the unsuspecting champions, the Dead of Night, ensues. The five sons of Pandu have escaped. After a final confrontation, a missile crisis, Ashva tthaman concedes defeat but redirects his missile into the wombs of the victors' women. They miscarry, and cannot ... Read more
The great war of the Maha bharata is over. Or is it? This is a single extended family wracked in conflict. Both sides succumbed to treachery. Ashva tthaman, the young leader of the three survivors on the losing side, is incensed at his father's murder. He returns after dark to the now sleeping encampment. The sacrifice of the unsuspecting champions, the Dead of Night, ensues. The five sons of Pandu have escaped. After a final confrontation, a missile crisis, Ashva tthaman concedes defeat but redirects his missile into the wombs of the victors' women. They miscarry, and cannot ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Clay Sanskrit Library
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814717271
SKU
V9780814717271
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Reviews for Mahabharata, Books 10-11: Dead of Night / The Women (The Clay Sanskrit Library)
Well-researched, carefully argued, and very readable. -Irving Singer, author of The Pursuit of Love and The Nature of Love trilogy This learned, witty, and often profound book robustly defends a liberal theory of sexuality, as one of life's most absorbing goods, against its ancient and modern critics on the right and left; Soble leaves no ... Read more