The Hitopadesa [electronic resource]
Narayana2006
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Composed between 800 and 950 AD, Narayana's Hitopadesa is one of the best-known
of all works in Sanskrit literature. A fascinating collection of fables, maxims
and sayings in verse, it combines a wide variety of writings from earlier
authors in one volume - a 'garden of pleasing stories' created to provide
guidance, wisdom and political advice to the reader. With elegance and great
humour, Narayana weaves a framework for the classic tales, here narrated by
animals who quote from and reflect on stories from the Pancatantra and other
traditional sources. At once an anthology of folk wisdom and an original and
satirical work in its own right, the Hitopadesa has been deeply admired and
widely read for more than a thousand years for its humorous and profound
reflections on human lives, loves, follies and philosophies.
Main title:
The Hitopadesa [electronic resource] / Narayana
Author:
Narayana, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2006
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141907987
Language:
English
BRN:
428674
Electronic access:
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