Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry - Softcover

Burton, Richard F.

 
9781616401917: Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1616401915 ISBN 13: 9781616401917
Verlag: Cosimo Classics, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Soldier, explorer, and adventurer, British author CAPTAIN SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his notoriously unexpurgated translations of The Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra, which scandalized-and titillated-Victorian readers. Lesser known, however, is his intriguing collection of classic Hindu tales of adventure, magic, and romance, first published in 1870.Enlivened by Burton’s own imagination-he was the first to translate them from Sanskrit-these stories purport to demonstrate "the exceeding folly of many wise fools," "the use and misuse of magic pills," "that a man’s wife belongs not to his body but to his head," "the marvellous delicacy of three queens," and more.This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.

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Soldier, explorer, and adventurer, British author CAPTAIN SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his notoriously unexpurgated translations of The Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra, which scandalized-and titillated-Victorian readers. Lesser known, however, is his intriguing collection of classic Hindu tales of adventure, magic, and romance, first published in 1870. Enlivened by Burton's own imagination-he was the first to translate them from Sanskrit-these stories purport to demonstrate "the exceeding folly of many wise fools," "the use and misuse of magic pills," "that a man's wife belongs not to his body but to his head," "the marvellous delicacy of three queens," and more. This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.

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Verlag
Cosimo Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1616401915
ISBN 13 
9781616401917
Einband
Tapa blanda
Zeichner
Griset Ernest
Anzahl der Seiten
290
Herausgeber
Burton Isabel
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