THE PEACOCK'S EGG. Love Poems From Ancient India. Translated by W. S. Merwin and Moussaieff Masson
by Merwin, W. S. and J. Moussaieff Masson
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Berkeley: North Point Press, 1981. Advance Page-Proof Copy. strip bound. A near fine copy. Oblong strip bound page proof measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches. With an introduction by J. Moussaieff Masson. Publisher's press release laid in. This book is a fruition of a long and successful collaboration between Sanskrit scholar J. Moussaieff Masson and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W. S. Merwin. Over 200 pages of love poems from the Classical Sanskrit (500BC--1000AD), many of which have never before been translated into English. J. Moussaieff Masson has provided for each poem a transliteration from the original, and brief, informative notes. This anthology reflects the art and care with which the translators have selected from the wide range of Sanskrit poetry. They have searched out unusual sources to offer poems from outside the traditional canon of Sanskrit literature, poems by lesser-known, and women poets, and poems which blend love with such other themes as melancholy, poverty, aestheticism, and pure eroticism. 204 pages with index.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14691
- Title
- THE PEACOCK'S EGG. Love Poems From Ancient India. Translated by W. S. Merwin and Moussaieff Masson
- Author
- Merwin, W. S. and J. Moussaieff Masson
- Format/Binding
- Strip bound
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Page-Proof Copy
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- anthology, advance proof, ancient love poems, India, Sanskrit, J. Moussaieff Masson, translated from the Classical Sanskrit
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Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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