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A History of Sanskrit Literature

A History of Sanskrit Literature

Arthur a Macdonell

Paperback

Literary CriticismFiction AnthologiesIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9353602661
ISBN13: 9789353602666
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 25 2019
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.37
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sanskrit holds ancient Indian stories. In A History of Sanskrit Literature, renowned Indologist Arthur A. Macdonell offers a lucid journey through ancient Indian literature, from the earliest vedic and epic texts to the flowering of classical Sanskrit poetry and drama. Written in clear, unfussy prose, it serves both as an inviting introduction for general readers and as a dependable Sanskrit literature reference for anyone drawn to hindu sacred literature, the upanishads and vedas, or the great epics of classical India. Macdonell traces Sanskrit literary history across ritual hymn, philosophical dialogue, law, narrative, and lyric, always setting texts against the wider currents of Indian literature history and classical India history. First published at the height of European Indology, this study distils decades of scholarship into a work still valued as an accessible indology textbook for students and a concise Sanskrit literature study guide for historians of religion and culture. Macdonell, a close contemporary of the scholars behind the Max Muller Hindu texts, writes with both rigour and sympathy, showing how vedic and epic traditions feed into later schools of thought and how literary form reflects changing ideas of duty, devotion, and beauty in ancient Indian literature. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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