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Tales of Ancient India

J. A. B. van Buitenen

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Sanskrit
Charles Darwin University
15 July 1969
This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid. -The Times Literary Supplement

Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural. -The Personalist

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Imprint:   Charles Darwin University
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 20mm,  Width: 13mm,  Spine: 2mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9780226846477
ISBN 10:   0226846474
Pages:   267
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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