Martha Selby (65 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. This book presents new English translations of over 200 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakrit, and Sanskrit. The poems have been culled from large anthologies that date from as early as the first century CE to as late as the eighth century. Martha Ann Selby's masterful translations allow the poems to stand on their own in English while maintaining the flavors of the original verses. Grouped according to conversational themes, the poems are annotated whenever a brief explanation is necessary. Grow Long, Blessed Night also provides a thorough scholarly introduction to the origins of the poems, suggestions on how to read them, and information about the languages in which they were composed.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This book presents new English translations of over 200 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakrit, and Sanskrit. The poems have been culled from large anthologies that date from as early as the first century CE to as late as the eighth century. Martha Ann Selby's masterful translations allow the poems to stand on their own in English while maintaining the flavors of the original verses. Grouped according to conversational themes, the poems are annotated whenever a brief explanation is necessary. Grow Long, Blessed Night also provides a thorough scholarly introduction to the origins of the poems, suggestions on how to read them, and information about the languages in which they were composed.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Annotated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Condition: New. This work presents English translations of 150 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakit, and Sanskrit. The poems are derived from large anthological collections that date from as early as the first century CE to as late as the eighth century. Translator(s): Selby, Martha Ann. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3F; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331. . 2000. Paperback. . . . .…

Paperback. Condition: New. Annotated. This book presents new English translations of over 200 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakrit, and Sanskrit. The poems have been culled from large anthologies that date from as early as the first century CE to as late as the eighth century. Martha Ann Selby's masterful translations allow the poems to stand on their own in English while maintaining the flavors of the original verses. Grouped according to conversational themes, the poems are annotated whenever a brief explanation is necessary. Grow Long, Blessed Night also provides a thorough scholarly introduction to the origins of the poems, suggestions on how to read them, and information about the languages in which they were composed.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the world's earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology illustrates the five landscapes of reciprocal love: jealous quarreling, anxious waiting and lamentation, clandestine love before marriage, elopement and love in separation, and patient waiting after marriage. Despite its centrality to literary and intellectual traditions, the Ainkurunuru remains relatively unknown beyond specialists. Martha Ann Selby, well-known translator of classical Indian poetry and literature, takes the bold step of opening this anthology to all readers, presenting crystalline translations of 500 poems dense with natural imagery and early examples of South Indian culture. Because of their form's short length, the anthology's five authors rely on double entendre and sophisticated techniques of suggestion, giving their poems an almost haikulike feel. Groups of verse center on one unique figure, in some cases an object or an animal, in others a line of direct address or a specific conversation or situation.Selby introduces each section with a biographical sketch of the poet and the conventions at work within the landscape. She then incorporates notes explaining shifting contexts. Excerpt: He has gone off all by himselfbeyond the wasteswhere tigers used to prowland the toothbrush trees grow tall,their trunks parched,on the flinty mountains, while the lovely folds of your loins, wide as a chariot's seat, vanish as your circlet worked from gold grows far too large for you.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the world's earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology illustrates the five landscapes of reciprocal love: jealous quarreling, anxious waiting and lamentation, clandestine love before marriage, elopement and love in separation, and patient waiting after marriage. Despite its centrality to literary and intellectual traditions, the Ainkurunuru remains relatively unknown beyond specialists. Martha Ann Selby, well-known translator of classical Indian poetry and literature, takes the bold step of opening this anthology to all readers, presenting crystalline translations of 500 poems dense with natural imagery and early examples of South Indian culture. Because of their form's short length, the anthology's five authors rely on double entendre and sophisticated techniques of suggestion, giving their poems an almost haikulike feel. Groups of verse center on one unique figure, in some cases an object or an animal, in others a line of direct address or a specific conversation or situation.Selby introduces each section with a biographical sketch of the poet and the conventions at work within the landscape. She then incorporates notes explaining shifting contexts. Excerpt: He has gone off all by himselfbeyond the wasteswhere tigers used to prowland the toothbrush trees grow tall,their trunks parched,on the flinty mountains, while the lovely folds of your loins, wide as a chariot's seat, vanish as your circlet worked from gold grows far too large for you.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Editor(s): Selby, Martha Ann. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308. . . . . .

Condition: New. This work presents English translations of 150 erotic poems composed in India's three classical languages: Old Tamil, Maharastri Prakit, and Sanskrit. The poems are derived from large anthological collections that date from as early as the first century CE to as late as the eighth century. Translator(s): Selby, Martha Ann. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3F; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331. . 2000. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 8.90x5.90x1.00 inches. In Stock.

BINDING - Softcover. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 265 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page. isbn 019512734X.

Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. Editor(s): Selby, Martha Ann. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

BINDING - Card Covers with lig. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 1st Edition. 163 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Our Generation volume 15, numbers 1-3 (Spring, Summer, and Fall 1984). Our Generation, Canadian anarchist publication founded by later founder of Black Rose Books, Dimitrios Roussopoulos, was published between 1961 and 1994. No. 3 contains an early essay by Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Israeli relations. All in very good condition. Light shelfwear. Issue three bears a roughly 1" liquid stain to first page, text unaffected; none show previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. pp. 284 Index.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.