Three classical dramas which deal with both heroic legends and the life of the common people are presented with a critical and historical introduction

Three Sanskrit Plays (Penguin Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Viśākhadatta

Bhavabuti

Kālidāsa

Dramas & Plays

Penguin Classics

This volume contains the work of one of the greatest poets and playwrights in classical Sanskrit literature. It includes the play "Sakuntala" and the long poem "Meghadutam" ("The Cloud Messenger") together with "Rtusamharam" ("The Gathering of the Seasons"), another poem.

The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems (Penguin Classics)

Kalidasa is the major poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature - a many-sided talent of extraordinary scope and exquisite language. His great poem, Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), tells of a divine being, punished for failing in his sacred duties with a years' separation from his beloved. A work of subtle emotional nuances, it is a haunting depiction of longing and separation. The play Sakuntala describes the troubled love between a Lady of Nature and King Duhsanta. This beautiful blend of romance and comedy, transports its audience into an enchanted world in which mortals mingle with gods. And Kalidasa's poem Rtusamharam (The Gathering of the Seasons) is an exuberant observation of the sheer variety of the natural world, as it teems with the energies of the great god Siva. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Believed to be Kalidasa's first work, Malavikagnimitram is the love story of King Agnimitra and the court dancer Malavika. The tale unfolds through humorous palace interludes, vivid descriptions of fine arts and the cunning machinations of court players. Even in this early work, Kalidasa's characteristic penchant for romance, art and natural beauty is evident at every delightful turn of the plot. He transforms a simple tale of forbidden love into an engrossing courtly drama filled with beauty, humour and wit. Srinivas Reddy's engaging translation captures to perfection the joyous vigour of the young dramatist's voice.

Malavikagnimitram: The Dancer And The King

Romance

Paranormal

India Penguin

Abhijnanashakuntalam-The Recognition Of Shakuntala

Penguin/Random House India

Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta for Sakuntala, a monastic girl, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly erotic in tone and in performance, The Recognition of Sakuntala aimed to produce an experience of aesthetic rapture in the audience, comparable to certain types of mystical experience. The pioneering English translation of Sakuntala in 1789 caused a sensation among European composers and writers (including Goethe), and it continues to be performed around the world. This vibrant new verse translation includes the famous version of the story from the Mahabharata, a poetic and dramatic text in its own right and a likely source for Kalidasa. The introduction discusses the play in the aesthetic and cultural context of ancient India.

The Recognition of Śakuntala: A Play in Seven Acts (Oxford World's Classics)

Humor & Entertainment

Oxford University Press

Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta for Sakuntala, a monastic girl, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly erotic in tone and in performance, The Recognition of Sakuntala aimed to produce an experience of aesthetic rapture in the audience, comparable to certain types of mystical experience. The pioneering English translation of Sakuntala in 1789 caused a sensation among European composers and writers (including Goethe), and it continues to be performed around the world. This vibrant new verse translation includes the famous version of the story from the Mahabharata, a poetic and dramatic text in its own right and a likely source for Kalidasa. The introduction discusses the play in the aesthetic and cultural context of ancient India. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Recognition of Sakuntala: A Play In Seven Acts (Oxford World's Classics)

This volume offers comprehensive analyses and new translations of Kalidasa's three extant plays: "Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection," "Urvasi Won by Valor," and "Malavika and Agnimitra."

Theater of Memory: The Plays of Kalidasa

Columbia University Press

Sakuntala, a Sanskrit Drama, in Seven Acts. The Deva-Nagari Recension of the Text, ed. With Literal English Translations of all the Metrical Passages, ... Metres and Notes, Critical and Explanatory

Sakuntala, a Sanskrit Drama, in Seven Acts. the Deva-Nagari Recension of the Text, Ed. with Literal English Translations of All the Metrical Passages, ... Metres and Notes, Critical and Explanatory

Monier Monier-Williams

Franklin Classics Trade Press

The Cloud Messenger

Edgerton, Franklin

Edgerton, Eleanor

Poetry

Univ of Michigan Pr

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