Barlaam and Josaphat

Gui de Cambrai, Gui De Cambrai, Dr Peggy McCracken , Professor of Buddhism and Tibetan Studies Donald S Lopez, Jr. (University of Michigan)

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Penguin Classics
25 February 2014

Myth & legend told as fiction

A new translation of the most popular Christian tale of the Middle Ages, which finds its roots in the story of the Buddha.

A new translation of the most popular Christian tale of the Middle Ages, which springs from the story of the Buddha.

When his astrologers foretell that his son Josaphat will convert to Christianity, the pagan King Avenir confines him to a palace, allowing him to know only the pleasures of the world, and to see no illness, death, or poverty. Despite the king's precautions, the hermit Barlaam comes to Josaphat and begins to teach the prince Christian beliefs through parables. Josaphat converts to Christianity, angering his father, who tries to win his son back to his religion before he, too, converts. After his father's death, Josaphat renounces the world and lives as a hermit in the wilderness with his teacher Barlaam.

Long attributed to the eighth-century monk and scholar, St. John of Damascus,Barlaam and Josaphatwas translated into numerous languages around the world. Philologists eventually traced the name Josaphat as a derivation from the Sanskritbodhisattva, the Buddhist term for the future Buddha, highlighting this text as essential source reading for connections between several of the world's most popular religions.

The first version to appear in modern English, Peggy McCracken's highly readable translation reintroduces a classic tale and makes it accessible once again.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Gui de Cambrai, Gui De Cambrai
Introduction by: Professor of Buddhism and Tibetan Studies Donald S Lopez Jr. (University of Michigan)
Translated by: Dr Peggy McCracken
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 184g
ISBN: 9780143107019
ISBN 10: 0143107011
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 25 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gui de Cambrai was a medieval writer from the north of France who lived from the mid-twelfth century until the thirteen century. Peggy McCracken is a professor of French, women's studies, and comparative literature at the University of Michigan. Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is a professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan.

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