Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda / Edition 1

by Barbara Stoler Miller, George Hawley

Overview

Jayadeva's dramatic lyrical poem Gitagovinda is one of the most important works in Indian literature and a source of religious inspiration in both medieval and contemporary Vaishnavism. Revealing an intense earthly passion to express the complexities of divine and human love, its songs are an important part of Indian devotional music and literature.

The twentith anniversary edition of the renowned translation by noted scholar Barbara Stoler MIller brings this classic to a new generation of readers and offers fresh insights for those familiar with the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231110976
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	11/26/1997
Series:	Translations from the Asian Classics
Edition description:	20th anniversary edition
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.90(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Barbara Stoller Miller translated many works of Indian literature, including The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War and The Hermit & the Love Thief: Sanskrit Poems of Bharitrihari and Bilhana (both Columbia).

Table of Contents

Foreword by John Stratton Hawley
Preface
A Note on Sanskrit Pronunciation
Introduction
1. Jayadeva: The Wandering Poet
2. The Lyrical Structure of Jayadeva's Poem
3. Jayadeva's Language for Love
4. Krishna: Cosmic Cowherd Lover
5. Radha: Consort of Krishna's Springtime Passion
Notes
Gitagovinda: Translation

What People are Saying About This

David Shapiro

Miller's volume is an essential contribution to Indian study and to poetry in translation in general. She has given us the Indian equivalent of the Song of Songs without the usual sentimentality.

— David Shapiro, Parabola

Editorial Reviews

Excellent...[This translation] beautifully renders the Sanskrit lyric into poetic English and captures the rich imagery and musical rythms of Jayadeva's language.

Choice

This Gitagovinda will be the English standard for our generation.

ASIA Bulletin

Miller's volume is an essential contribution to Indian study and to poetry in translation in general. She has given us the Indian equivalent of the Song of Songs without the usual sentimentality.

Parabola