SHAKUNTALA OR THE FATAL RING: Treasure of Kalidasa series: 1 Volume series: 1

Language: English

Published by Gyan Publishing House, 2021

8121227534 / 9788121227537

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Language: English. About the book:-The story of the drama Shakuntala is about the love affair of Shakuntala and Dushyanta. The plot is based upon love, secret marriage, separation of imprecation and reunion of immortal love of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The theme of the drama is based on the Indian philosophy, "true love is immortal". Kalidasa has shown that while love leads to failure, kindness reaches the completion. The curse plays a vital role which makes Dushyanta to forget everything about Shakuntala. But the supreme form of love is the serene that was sharply followed and got succeeded by Shakuntala. Kalidasa concludes this drama with declaration of Shakuntala's life is a creation of factual love and external beauty that determined true love is immortal. Shakuntala, based on a story from the Mahabharata, represents the high point of ancient Indian drama. The themes of purity of love and patient acceptance of the will of the gods are characteristic of the genre. This drama, Sir William Jones' translation of Kalidasa's play, was first published in Calcutta, followed by European republications in 1790, 1792 and 1796. About the Author:-Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 - 27 April 1794) was an Anglo-Welsh philologist, a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, and a scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indian languages, which would later be known as Indo-European languages. He, along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784. The Title 'SHAKUNTALA OR THE FATAL RING: Treasure of Kalidasa series: 1 written/authored/edited by KALIDASA, WILLIAM JONES', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121227537 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 215 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religion. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: Volume series: 1 Volume series: 1 215.

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Title
SHAKUNTALA OR THE FATAL RING: Treasure of Kalidasa series: 1 Volume series: 1
Author
KALIDASA, WILLIAM JONES
Publisher
Gyan Publishing House
Publication year
2021
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
8121227534
ISBN 13
9788121227537

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