Theft of a tree
Timmana, Nandi
Theft of a tree by Nandi Timmana ; translated by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath and Velcheru Narayana Rao - London : Harvard University Press, ©2022 - xxxvi, 502 p. ; 21 cm. - Murty classical library of India ; 32 .
This book includes bibliographical references and an index
"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the pārijātā, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama-but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation"--
Introduction and notes in English followed by facing pages translations of poems with Telugu on the verso and English on the rectos; Telugu.
9780674270770
2021010032
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Krishna (Hindu deity) Poetry
Poetry
Literature
PL4780.9.N294 / P313 2022
REF 894.827 / TIM-T
Theft of a tree by Nandi Timmana ; translated by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath and Velcheru Narayana Rao - London : Harvard University Press, ©2022 - xxxvi, 502 p. ; 21 cm. - Murty classical library of India ; 32 .
This book includes bibliographical references and an index
"Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or Pārijātāpaharaṇamu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the pārijātā, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama-but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation"--
Introduction and notes in English followed by facing pages translations of poems with Telugu on the verso and English on the rectos; Telugu.
9780674270770
2021010032
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Krishna (Hindu deity) Poetry
Poetry
Literature
PL4780.9.N294 / P313 2022
REF 894.827 / TIM-T