The recognition of Sakuntala: A play in seven acts by Kalidasa

Johnson, William John, ed. 2008. The recognition of Sakuntala: A play in seven acts by Kalidasa. Oxford World's Classics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Abstract

KING Yes. I shall release you - SAKUNTALA When? KING When? When, like a bee, I kiss the bud of your unbruised lip And flood my thirsting mouth with nectar. Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta and Sakuntala, a hermitage girl, their separation by a curse, and eventual reunion, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly erotic in tone, in peformance The Recognition of Sakuntala aimed to produce an experience of aesthetic rapture in the audience, akin to certain types of mystical experience. The pioneering English translation of Sakuntala in 1789 caused a sensation among European composers and writers (including Goethe), and it continues to be performed around the world. This vibrant new verse translation includes the famous version of the story from the Mahabharata, a poetic and dramatic text in its own right and a likely source for Kalidasa. The introduction discusses the play in the aesthetic and cultural context of ancient India.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PK Indo-Iranian P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Additional Information:	Including 'Sakuntala in the Mahabharata'. A New Verse Translation with an Introduction and Notes.
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780199540600
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2021 14:01
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/3854

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