INDIAN LOVE POETRY (Anna Dallapiccola)

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Love is celebrated throughout Indian poetry - mystic love, love between humans and their God as well as passionate or affectionate love between lovers and among family and friends. The literary style and the language itself may be new to some, but the themes are universal throughout time and across cultures. This beautiful gift book collection offers examples of the very best traditional Indian poetry, illustrated with some of the finest and loveliest examples of Indian art in the British Museum's magnificent collection. It includes an introduction to the Indian poetic tradition and a short note about the poets, making this beautiful anthology the perfect way to discover the treasures of Indian literature and art.

PUBLICATION DATE: Sep 2006