He spoke of love: selected poems from the Satsai
Biharilal
He spoke of love: selected poems from the Satsai - London Harvard University Press 2022 - 79p. - Nine jewels from the Murty classical library of India .
The seven hundred poems of the Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs that bridge divine and worldly love. He Spoke of Love brims with romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. This new translation presents four hundred couplets from the enduring seventeenth-century classic, showcasing the poet’s ingenuity and virtuosity.
9780674270749
Poetry
JEW N
He spoke of love: selected poems from the Satsai - London Harvard University Press 2022 - 79p. - Nine jewels from the Murty classical library of India .
The seven hundred poems of the Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs that bridge divine and worldly love. He Spoke of Love brims with romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. This new translation presents four hundred couplets from the enduring seventeenth-century classic, showcasing the poet’s ingenuity and virtuosity.
9780674270749
Poetry
JEW N