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Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda

John Stratton Hawley

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Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism. Revealing an intense earthly passion to express the complexities of divine and human love, its songs are an important part of Indian devotional music and literature.

The twentith anniversary edition of the renowned translation by noted scholar Barbara Stoler MIller brings this classic to a new generation of readers and offers fresh insights for those familiar with the text.

Language: English

Pages: 254

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release: November 26, 1997

ISBN: 0231110979

ISBN 13: 9780231110976

Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda

John Stratton Hawley

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism. Revealing an intense earthly passion to express the complexities of divine and human love, its songs are an important part of Indian devotional music and literature.

The twentith anniversary edition of the renowned translation by noted scholar Barbara Stoler MIller brings this classic to a new generation of readers and offers fresh insights for those familiar with the text.

Language: English

Pages: 254

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release: November 26, 1997

ISBN: 0231110979

ISBN 13: 9780231110976

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