Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature written by John D. Yohannan and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrangement of A Treasury of Asian Literature is not by geography or chronology, but rather by literary types. It offers some of the best samples of the peculiar literary genius of five national groups with a view to displaying the infinite variety of Asian literature, not its development within national bounds. The entire "modern" era for all five countries is excluded. - Introduction.
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature written by John D. Yohannan and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrangement of A Treasury of Asian Literature is not by geography or chronology, but rather by literary types. It offers some of the best samples of the peculiar literary genius of five national groups with a view to displaying the infinite variety of Asian literature, not its development within national bounds. The entire "modern" era for all five countries is excluded. - Introduction.
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature Edited with an Introduction and Commentaries written by John D. Yohannan and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature Edited with an Introduction and Commentaries by J D Yohannan written by John David YOHANNAN and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature written by John David Yohannan and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature written by John D. Yohannan and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1984 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Song, story, and scripture of the great cultures of Asia, including Arabia, Iran, India, China, and Japan, selected from the classics of more than 2500 years.
Download or read book A Treasury of Asian Literature written by Various and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the great and ancient cultures of Asia comes this fascinating collection of great prose, drama, poetry and scripture. Translated by scholars well versed in the original languages, the contents range from selections from the holy books of the Confucian, Taoist, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religions to a story from The Thousand and One Nights and verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Download or read book Treasury of Asian Literature written by John D. Yohannan and published by Signet. This book was released on 1968-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Asian Children s Favorite Stories written by David Conger and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal** For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 7 Asian folktales from different countries--China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. The classic stories in this book include: Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along (Korea) Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water Buffalo (Philippines) How the Mousedeer Became a Judge (Indonesia) Liang and His Magic Brush (China) The Lucky Farmer Becomes King (Thailand) The Clever Rabbit and Numskull (India) The Crane's Gratitude (Japan) This multicultural children's book opens doors to other cultures and engages the imagination.
Download or read book A Sanskrit Treasury written by Camillo Alessio Formigatti and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful collection brings together passages from the renowned stories, poems, dramas and myths of South Asian literature, including the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa. Drawing on the translations published by the Clay Sanskrit Library, the book presents episodes from the adventures of young Krishna, the life of Prince Rāma and Hindu foundational myths, the life of the Buddha, as well as Buddhist and Jaina birth stories.Pairing key excerpts from these wonderful Sanskrit texts with exquisite illustrations from the Bodleian Library's rich manuscript collections, the book includes images of birch-bark and palm-leaf manuscripts, vibrant Mughal miniatures, early printed books, sculptures, watercolour paintings and even early photograph albums.Each extract is presented in both English translation and Sanskrit in Devanāgarī script, and is accompanied by a commentary on the literature and related books and artworks. The collection is organised by geographical region and includes sections on the Himalayas, North India, Central and South India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia, Tibet, Inner and East Asia, and the Middle East and Europe.This is the perfect introduction for anyone interested in Sanskrit literature and the manuscript art of South Asia - and beyond.
Download or read book Voices of Modern Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Contemporary Literature of Asia written by Arthur W. Biddle and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by regional experts, this anthology of contemporary Asian literature offers a broad selection of recent fiction, drama, and poetry in the best translations -- many otherwise unavailable in English in North America. It focuses on the contemporary literature from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Vietman; focuses on post-colonial writing -- with most selections written since 1960 -- that reveals the cultural, social, and political concerns of today's emerging and newly-independent nations; and provides introductory essays for each major section -- written by regional experts who chose the selections that offer brief histories, cultural information, and literary background essential in understanding the works.
Download or read book Treasury of the True Dharma Eye written by Kazuaki Tanahashi and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 1281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete English translation of one of the great Zen classics and works of Japanese literature, by the founder of the Soto school—now in a single volume Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo Genzo, in Japanese) is a monumental work, considered to be one of the profoundest expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the most outstanding literary and philosophical work of Japan. It is a collection of essays by Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder of Zen’s Soto school. Kazuaki Tanahashi and a team of translators that represent a Who’s Who of American Zen have produced a translation of the great work that combines accuracy with a deep understanding of Dogen’s voice and literary gifts. This eBook includes a wealth of materials to aid understanding, including maps, lineage charts, a bibliography, and an exhaustive glossary of names and terms—and, as a bonus, the most renowned of all Dogen’s essays, “Recommending Zazen to All People.”
Download or read book The Comparative Study of Traditional Asian Literatures written by V. I. Braginskiĭ and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the main properties of Asian literatures in the period of 'reflective traditionalism', when the creation of a vast body of aesthetically significant works was coupled with the emergence of literary self-awareness.
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