Download or read book A History of Indian Literature in English written by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This volume surveys 200 years of Indian literature in English. Written by Indian scholars and critics, many of the 24 contributions examine the work of individual authors, such as Rabindranath Tagore, R.K. Narayan, and Salman Rushdie. Others consider a particular genre, such as post-independence poetry or drama. The volume is illustrated with b&w photographs of writers along with drawings and popular prints. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book The Wisdom of Buddhism written by Christmas Humphreys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A balanced selection from Buddhist writings, including scriptures used by the Zen School, with chapters on the Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, Concentration and Meditation, the Buddhist Order, and Nirvana. With sources, glossary and index.
Download or read book The Buddhist Tradition written by William Theodore de Bary and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, compiled from basic Buddhist writings, presents a survey of Buddhist thought in India, China, and Japan, covering the central doctrines and practices that has profoundly influenced human life in Asia. Developments in practical ethics, social attitudes, philosophical speculation, and religious and aesthetic contemplation are represented by selected excerpts from basic writings with succinct introductions and commentary. From these one may observe not only the remarkable vitality of Buddhism in its spread through Asia, but also the essential links between widely diverse forms, showing how the spiritual message of the Buddha found expression in different historical and cultural circumstances. Thus both its continuity in time and its wide range of influence mark Buddhism as a major spiritual force in the world. Buddha, as the Awakened One, has exemplified to millions of followers throughout the ages a living Truth, a dynamic wisdom and an active compassion. It is these qualities that have inspired hop and courage in men who were asked to face to the stark reality of man's condition: the inevitable involvement in suffering which arises from his persistent egoism and refusal to recognize his finitude.
Download or read book The Politics of Modern Indian Language Literature written by MK Raghavendra and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian literature is produced in a wealth of languages but there is an asymmetry in the exposure the writing gets, which owes partly to the politics of translation into English. This book represents the first comprehensive political scrutiny of the concerns and attitudes of Indian language literature after 1947 to cover such a wide range, including voices from the cultural margins of the nation like Kashmiri and Manipuri, that of women alongside those of minority and marginalised communities. In examining the politics of the writing especially in relation to concerns like nationhood, caste, tradition and modernity, postcoloniality, gender issues and religious conflict, the book goes beyond the declared ideology of each writer to get at covert significations pointing to widely shared but often unacknowledged biases. The book is deeply analytical but lucid and jargon-free and, to those unfamiliar with the writers, it introduces a new keenness into Indian literary criticism to make its objects exciting.
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Download or read book Buddhist Texts Through the Ages written by Edward Conze and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned scholar and translator presents an enlightening anthology of Buddhist writings that trace the development of Buddhism across the centuries. Edward Conze was one of the most important Buddhist scholars of the twentieth century, producing numerous influential translations of his own. In Buddhist Texts Through the Ages, Conze presents one of the most comprehensive anthologies of Buddhist writing ever published. The evolution of Buddhist philosophy and theology is represented through a wealth of original texts, all newly translated for this volume. Covering the breadth of Buddhist traditions, this volume incudes works translated from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese. An ideal companion to Conze’s essential text, Buddhism, this edition also includes a glossary of English and foreign terms.
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Download or read book The Women in Cages written by Vilas Sarang and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarang Is An Original: He Writes Clearly And Beautifully About Often Bizarre Events In A Precisely Realized World Anthony Thwaite, Poet And Former Editor Of Encounter With His Debut Collection Of Short Stories In English, Fair Tree Of The Void (1990), Vilas Sarang Established Himself As A Writer Of Great Gifts, And One With A Unique Sensibility And Literary Vision. His Works Since In Marathi And English Have Confirmed His Reputation As One Of India S Finest And Most Daring Contemporary Writers. The Women In Cages Brings Together All His Short Stories Written In English, Both Previously Published And New, Brilliantly Highlighting His Singular Imagination And Style. From The Desecration Of A Funeral Pyre By The Simple Act Of Warming One S Hands On The Blaze To The Transformation Of A Man Into A Gigantic Phallus Enticing Crowds Of Devotees As A Live Symbol Of Lord Shiva; From The Prostitute Who Uses The Occult To Generate Numerous Vaginas All Over Her Body To A Military General Who Abolishes An Entire Season For Fear Of Revolution, Sarang Presents Startling Thematic Variety, Always Suggestive Of Strange And Haunting Alternative Universes That Transcend Time And Space. Gritty And Disturbing, And Leavened By Wit And Compassion, The Women In Cages Is A Masterful Attempt At Capturing The Myriad Nuances Of Modern Life. One Of The Finest Indian Writers Of His Time Dom Moraes
Download or read book Camus s L Etranger Fifty Years on written by Adele King and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-06-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays on L'Etranger celebrate its continuing influence throughout the world. Contributors come from Algeria, Samoa, India, Russia, France, Britain and the United States. Included are essays by prominent French and English-language authors for whom the novel has been an influential expression of contemporary sensibility. Other essays include feminist interpretations of Meursault, studies of Camus's narrative form, and explorations of the Algerian setting of the novel. Comparative studies show Camus's relation to the New Novel, to Greene and Orwell, to Jules Roy, and to Sartre.
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Download or read book The Penguin New Writing in India written by Aditya Behl and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1995 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of Indic literature; translated from various Indic languages.
