Layla-Majnu a Musical Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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But Mr. Maker]: has given us more than a scene out of Indian life; he has transmitted something of its a'sthetic genius. Not only is there here much of the tone of the great Indian classics, but something of the spirit of them is transmitted in a way that wins the favor and sympathy of the reader of a wholly difierent cultural background. T his is a consider able and none too common achievement, for the aesthetic genius of any people of genuine individu ality is sensitive, and is frequently unable to survive in the process of translation. If he great classics of a remote culture like India's when overturned into English, are, unless the translator have rare power, apt to seem dull and fantastic. For those of us who are not attracted to these, a capital introduction to them and a fair appreciation of the spirit of the foreign culture may be acquired through literary works written in our own tongue by writers born into the ancient culture, nourished on its traditions, dis.
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But Mr. Maker]: has given us more than a scene out of Indian life; he has transmitted something of its a'sthetic genius. Not only is there here much of the tone of the great Indian classics, but something of the spirit of them is transmitted in a way that wins the favor and sympathy of the reader of a wholly difierent cultural background. T his is a consider able and none too common achievement, for the aesthetic genius of any people of genuine individu ality is sensitive, and is frequently unable to survive in the process of translation. If he great classics of a remote culture like India's when overturned into English, are, unless the translator have rare power, apt to seem dull and fantastic. For those of us who are not attracted to these, a capital introduction to them and a fair appreciation of the spirit of the foreign culture may be acquired through literary works written in our own tongue by writers born into the ancient culture, nourished on its traditions, dis.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9781330041109
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- Number of pages77
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