An ornament for jewels : love poems for the Lord of Gods

Authors:Veṅkaṭanātha (Author), Steven P. Hopkins (Editor, Translator)

Summary:A thematically organized, annotated collection of translations from the Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit poetry of medieval South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa. Each translated poem forms a chapter in itself, along with an Afterword and detailed notes, with commentary.

Print Book, English, 2007

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007

Genre:Poetry

Physical Description:1 v. (XVIII-181 p.) ; 25 cm

ISBN:

9780195326390, 9780195326406, 0195326393, 0195326407

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1002213561

Subjects:

Bhakti

Poetry

Poésie prâkrite Inde Tamil Nadu (Inde) Traductions anglaises

Poésie religieuse sanskrite Inde Tamil Nadu (Inde) Traductions anglaises

Poésie religieuse tamoule Inde Tamil Nadu (Inde) Traductions anglaises

Religious poetry, Indic

Religious poetry, Indic Translations into English

Translations

Veṅkaṭanātha, (1268-1369)

Vishnu (Hindu deity)

Vishnu (Hindu deity) Poetry

Vishnu (divinité hindoue) Poésie

Contents:

PART I: VENKATESA THE POET; PART II: LOVE POEMS FOR THE LORD OF GODS; PART III: KRISHNA IN A WORLD OF VISHNU; PART IV: DELECTABLE LIGHT IN SERPENT TOWN: THE ALVAR BEFORE HIM

Notes:

Contient la traduction anglaise de textes en tamoul, sanskrit, et prakrit mahārāṣṭrī