Tales of Ancient India (Paperback, New edition)

"This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid."--"The Times Literary Supplement "
"Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural."--"The Personalist"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1969
First published:	July 1969
Translators:	J.A.B.Van Buitenen
Dimensions:	217 x 145 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	267
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-84647-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-226-84647-4
Barcode:	9780226846477

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