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Author Bihari Lal, 1595-1663

Title He Spoke of Love : Selected Poems from the Satsai / Biharilal ; translated by Rupert Snell
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (113 pages)
Series Murty classical library of India
Murty classical library of India
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY
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
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2022)
Subject Bihari Lal, 1595-1663 -- Criticism and interpretation
Bihari Lal, 1595-1663 -- Translations into English
SUBJECT Bihari Lal, 1595-1663 fast
Subject Interpersonal relations -- Poetry
Interpersonal conflict -- Poetry
Separation (Psychology) -- Poetry
Love poetry, Hindi.
Braj poetry -- 1500-1800 -- History and criticism
POETRY -- Asian -- General.
POETRY / Asian / General
Braj poetry
Interpersonal conflict
Interpersonal relations
Love poetry, Hindi
Separation (Psychology)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Poetry
Translations
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0674276523
9780674276529