Theft of a tree:

"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft...

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1. Verfasser: Nandi Timmana ca. 16. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kamath, Harshita Mruthinti 1982- (ÜbersetzerIn), Narayana Rao, Velcheru 1932- (ÜbersetzerIn), Nandi Timmana
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Telugu
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:Murty classical library of India 32
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Zusammenfassung:"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the pārijātā, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama-but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation"
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxxvi, 502 Seiten
ISBN:9780674245891