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He spoke of love : selected poems from the Satsai / Bihari Lal; translated by Rupert Snell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Murty classical library of India. 27 Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2022Description: xxviii, 79 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674270749 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 891.4312 LAL 022757
Summary: The seven hundred poems of the Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs that bridge divine and worldly love. He Spoke of Love brims with romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. This new translation presents four hundred couplets from the enduring seventeenth-century classic, showcasing the poet’s ingenuity and virtuosity.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-79).

The seven hundred poems of the Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs that bridge divine and worldly love. He Spoke of Love brims with romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. This new translation presents four hundred couplets from the enduring seventeenth-century classic, showcasing the poet’s ingenuity and virtuosity.

Translated from the Braj.

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