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The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems Paperback - 2007
by Kalidasa; Chandra Rajan (Translator); Introduction by Chandra Rajan
Kalidasa was the most accomplished poet and playwright in classical Sanskrit literature. This collection features his best-known work: the great poem Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), a haunting depiction of longing and separation; the play Sakuntala, which describes the troubled love between a Lady of Nature and King Duhsanta; and the poem Rtusamharam (The Gathering of the Seasons), an exuberant observation of the sheer variety of the natural world as it teems with the energies of the great god Siva.
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Kalidasa was the most accomplished poet and playwright in classical Sanskrit literature. This collection features his best-known work: the great poem Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), a haunting depiction of longing and separation; the play Sakuntala, which describes the troubled love between a Lady of Nature and King Duhsanta; and the poem Rtusamharam (The Gathering of the Seasons), an exuberant observation of the sheer variety of the natural world as it teems with the energies of the great god Siva.
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- Title The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems
- Author Kalidasa; Chandra Rajan (Translator); Introduction by Chandra Rajan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New
- Pages 343
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date July 31, 2007
- ISBN 9780140455212 / 0140455213
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.16 x 0.81 in (19.66 x 13.11 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 891.21
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