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portada How the Nagas Were Pleased & the Shattered Thighs (Clay Sanskrit Library)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
380
Format
Hardcover
Weight
1
ISBN
0814740669
ISBN13
9780814740668

How the Nagas Were Pleased & the Shattered Thighs (Clay Sanskrit Library)

Harsha; Bhasa (Author) · New York University Press · Hardcover

How the Nagas Were Pleased & the Shattered Thighs (Clay Sanskrit Library) - Harsha; Bhasa

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Synopsis "How the Nagas Were Pleased & the Shattered Thighs (Clay Sanskrit Library)"

Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The Shattered Thighs, attributed to Bhasa, the illustrious predecessor to ancient Kali·dasa, transforms a crucial episode of the Maha·bhárata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Duryódhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome battle scene.

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