Plays of Kalidasa Engelska 2006

In this fine volume Miller and her co-translators David Gitomer and Edwin Gerow have succeeded not only in evoking for us the contexts and spirit of Kalidasa's dramatic art but also in providing Indologists and the general public with excellent, contemporary translations of all three plays of the eminent sanskrit poet the editor and co-translators deserve congratulations and gratitude for their achievement in providing us with Kalidasa translations that are enjoyable as well as accurate and convey in great measure the power and beauty of the works in the original. Review In this fine volume Miller and her co-translators David Gitomer and Edwin Gerow have succeeded not only in evoking for us the contexts and spirit of Kalidasa`s dramatic art but also in providing Indologists and the general public with excellent, contemporary translations of all three plays of the eminent sanskrit poet.........the editor and co-translators deserve congratulations and gratitude for their achievement in providing us with Kalidasa translations that are enjoyable as well as accurate and convey in great measure the power and beauty of the works in the original. --Journal of Asian Studies About the Author Barbara Stoler Miller was professor of Oriental Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University. She was the author of several books published by Columbia University Press, including Love Song of the Dark and The Hermit and the Love Thief.