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Professor Lal has provided an introduction on the history and aesthetic theory of Sanskrit drama, individual prefaces for each play, a phonetic guide to the pronunciation of the Indian names, and a selective bibliography.

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"Professor Lal’s business was publishing Indian writers in English. Of the great old works he made masterly translations; new writers he encouraged. When he began, ten years after independence, the practice was controversial." -- The Economist

Great Sanskrit Plays in Modern Translation

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      Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
      Publication Date: 01/02/1964
      ISBN13: 9780811200790, 978-0811200790
      ISBN10: 0811200795

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Professor Lal has provided an introduction on the history and aesthetic theory of Sanskrit drama, individual prefaces for each play, a phonetic guide to the pronunciation of the Indian names, and a selective bibliography.

      Trade Review
      "Professor Lal’s business was publishing Indian writers in English. Of the great old works he made masterly translations; new writers he encouraged. When he began, ten years after independence, the practice was controversial." -- The Economist

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