Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama by Kalidasa INTRODUCTION About a century has elapsed since the great English Orientalist, Sir William Jones, astonished the learned world by the discovery of a Sanskrit Dramatic Literature. He has himself given us the history of this discovery. It appears that, on his arrival in Bengal, he was very solicitous to procure access to certain books called N???taks, of which he had read in one of the 'Lettres ???difiantes et Curieuses' written by the Jesuit Missionaries of China. But, ...
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Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama by Kalidasa INTRODUCTION About a century has elapsed since the great English Orientalist, Sir William Jones, astonished the learned world by the discovery of a Sanskrit Dramatic Literature. He has himself given us the history of this discovery. It appears that, on his arrival in Bengal, he was very solicitous to procure access to certain books called N???taks, of which he had read in one of the 'Lettres ???difiantes et Curieuses' written by the Jesuit Missionaries of China. But, although he sought information by consulting both Br???hmans and Europeans, he was wholly unable for some time to satisfy his curiosity as to the nature of these books. It was reported to him that they were not histories, as he had hoped, but that they abounded with fables, and consisted of conversations in prose and verse held before ancient R???j???s, in their public assemblies. Others, again, asserted that they were discourses on dancing, music, and poetry. At length, a sensible Br???hman, conversant with European manners, removed all his doubts, and gave him no less delight than surprise, by telling him that the English nation had compositions of the same sort, which were publicly represented at Calcutta in the cold season, and bore the name of 'plays.' The same Br???hman, when asked which of these N???taks was most universally esteemed, answered without hesitation, '[S']akoontal???.' We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Near fine. Translated from the Sanskrit by Monier Williams. xxi, 236 pages with all text printed within elaborate colored decorative borders, accented with gold. Short 4to, handsomely bound in full contemporary brown polished calf, gilt spine and inner dentelles; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1885. Limited edition-One of 110 numbered copies on Japan paper, printed at the De Vinne Press.
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