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The Recognition of Sakuntala: A Play in Seven Acts
The Recognition of Sakuntala A Play in Seven Acts
Author: Kalidasa, W. J. Johnson
Taken from legend, the drama tells of the seduction of the nymph Sakuntala by King Dusyanta, his rejection of the girl and his child, and their subsequent reunion in heaven. The epic myth is important because the child that is born is Bharata, eponymous ancestor of the Indian nation. Kalidasa remakes the story into a love idyll whose characters ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780192839114
ISBN-10: 019283911X
Publication Date: 8/31/2001
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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