How the Nagas Were Pleased by Harsha & The Shattered Thighs by Bhasa Hardback
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:380 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2009
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- ISBN:9780814740668
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:380 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780814740668
