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Croaking Frogs: A Guide to Sanskrit Metrics and Figures of Speech - Softcover

Morgan, Les

 
9781463725624: Croaking Frogs: A Guide to Sanskrit Metrics and Figures of Speech
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1463725620 ISBN 13: 9781463725624
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

This guide to Sanskrit metrics and figures of speech can be used as a workbook for learning how to chant verses. It includes fully-worked examples of the most popular types of verse. The book has six sections: 1. "Poetic elements in Sanskrit literature" explains the extensive use of verse in Indian texts. 2. "Introduction to Metrics" gives a clear overview of Sanskrit prosody. 3. "A Treasury of Common Meters" includes fully-worked examples of verses drawn from many sources. 4. "Figures of Speech" explains similes, metaphors, and other poetic uses of language. 5. "Figures of Sound" explains techniques that affect sound, such as rhyme and alliteration. 6. A metrical analysis of the Hathapradipika, the best-known work on Hatha Yoga, is included. An Introduction to the Hathapradipika by Anthony Biduck summarizes key spiritual and philosophical ideas of Hatha Yoga. Includes a Foreword by Consulting Editor Ram Karan Sharma, References, Bibliography, Glossary, Index, and Appendices.

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Verlag
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1463725620
ISBN 13 
9781463725624
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
442
Herausgeber
Sharma Ram Karan
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