Three Satires - Bhallata,Kshemendra,Nila Kantha
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Written over a period of nearly a thousand years, these works show three very different approaches to satire. Nilakantha gets straight to the point: swindlers prey on stupidity. The artistry that beguiles Kshemendra is as varied as human nature and just as fallible. We are off to a gentle start Sanctimonious--really no more than a warm-up among vices--but soon graduate to Greed and Lust. From there it's dow ... Täydellinen kuvaus
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Written over a period of nearly a thousand years, these works show three very different approaches to satire. Nilakantha gets straight to the point: swindlers prey on stupidity. The artistry that beguiles Kshemendra is as varied as human nature and just as fallible. We are off to a gentle start Sanctimonious--really no more than a warm-up among vices--but soon graduate to Greed and Lust. From there it's downhill all the way, as unfaithfulness leads on to fraud, and drunkenness to depravity; deception and qu
Lisätietoja
| Kirjoittaja | Bhallata, Kshemendra, Nila Kantha |
|---|---|
| Julkaisija | New York University Press |
| Julkaisuvuosi | 2005 |
| Kannen tyyppi | Kovakantinen |
| EAN | 9780814788141 |