A History of Sanskrit Literature

Author(s): MacDonell, Arthur A

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	William Heinemann
Publication Year:	1900
Book ID:	002728
Catalogue(s):	Literary History and Criticism

472pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine (A little worn on places but still strong, clean, bright and tight. Withdrawn from the Bishopsgate Institute Lending Library (with usual library markings on endpapers) else internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring some mild page toning. An authoritative account of Sanskrit literature, its discovery by the Western World in the late 1800s, and its impact on the Orientalism and Europe. Includes chapters on The Rigvedic age, the Sutras, The Epics, Lyric poetry, drama, myths and legends etc. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery.

Keywords:

sanskrit rigveda vedic india indian writing language