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Rakshasa's Ring - Vishakha-datta, and Coulson, Michael (Translated by)
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The aristocrat who wrote this vigorous political play eschewed sentimentality in favor of realistic characterization and forceful action. It is 316 BCE, one year after Chandra???gupta Maurya, aided by his subtle minister Ch???nakya, has seized the kingdom of M???gadha from the last king of the Nanda dynasty. R???kshasa, Nanda's incorruptible minister, flees abroad and plots his vengeance, while Ch???nakya seeks to win him over to honor Chandra???gupta Maurya as his new king. The aristocrat who wrote this vigorous political ...

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Rakshasa's Ring 2005, New York University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780814716618

Hardcover