{"product_id":"poems-on-life-and-love-in-ancient-india-h-257-las-sattasa-299-paperback","title":"Poems on Life and Love in Ancient India: H\u0026#257;la's Sattasa\u0026#299; - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Khoroche\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Khoroche\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eHerman Tieken\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe oldest surviving anthology of lyric poems from India, the Sattasai presents the many aspects of love and provides a realistic counterpart to the Kāmasūtra.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elegant translation of the \u003ci\u003eSattasaī\u003c\/i\u003e (or Seven Hundred), India's earliest collection of lyric poetry, Poems on Life and Love in Ancient India deals with love in its many aspects. Mostly narrated by women, the poems reveal the world of local Indian village life sometime between the third and fifth centuries. The \u003ci\u003eSattasaī\u003c\/i\u003e offers a more realistic counterpart to that notorious theoretical treatise on love the \u003ci\u003eKāmasūtra\u003c\/i\u003e, which presents a cosmopolitan and calculating milieu. Translators Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken introduce the main features of the work in its own language and time. For modern readers, these short, self-contained poems are a treat: the sentiments they depict remain affecting and contemporary while providing a window into a world long past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Khoroche\u003c\/b\u003e is a former lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of London and has previously translated Ārya Śūra's \u003ci\u003eJātakamālā\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHerman Tieken\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Tamil at the Kern Institute, University of Leiden, in the Netherlands. He has translated several Tamil, Sanskrit, and Prakrit texts into Dutch, including the \u003ci\u003eSattasaī\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, the \u003ci\u003eKāmasūtra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859736518853,"sku":"9780791493922","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sU50H0h6FS9780791493922.webp?v=1771532569","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/poems-on-life-and-love-in-ancient-india-h-257-las-sattasa-299-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}