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One of the best-known Sanskrit classics, Narayan’s Hitopadesa is a fascinating collection of animal and human fables This satirical, often irreverent and sometimes ribald text has been popular for centuries as a compendium of worldly advice on matters ranging from statesmanship and detailed b... More

This beautiful and moving story of young love was hailed by the New York Times as ‘a sustained feat of shimmering lyricism’. The lovers are Johannes, the miller’s son, and Victoria, daughter of the lord of the manor. Their brief moment of ecstasy is as transitory as their dreams. Separated for... More

Growth of the Soil is a classic of European literature, one of the seminal novels of the twentieth century. It is the story of Isak, a worker of the land, with its roots in man’s deepest myths about the struggle to cultivate the land and make it fertile. The novel moves at the pace of the passing ... More

Tradition ascribes the Pancatantra, a collection of fables from India, to Visnu Sarma whose existence has not been conclusively established. Faced with the challenge of educating three unlettered princes, Visnu Sarma evolved a unique pedagogy -- for his aim was to teach the princes how to think, no... More

"Prose Edda "is a work without predecessor or parallel. Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe. "Prose Edda "was designed as a handbook for po... More

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's "Iliad" tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon.One of the foremost achievements in Western literature,... More

"This is a book of the highest importance. No one should attempt to teach about Viking society or claim to understand it without being familiar with this chilling and enduring myth."--Eleanor Searle, Past President of the Medieval Academy of AmericaA trove of traditional lore, this Icelandic prose e... More

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This volume offers, in brilliant new translation, Kalidas' most famous works -- the play Sakuntala, a beautiful blend of romance and fairy tale with elements of comedy; and Meghautam (The Cloud Messenger), the many-layered poem of longing and separation. ... More

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‘A Tale of Four Dervishes’ (Bagh-o-Bahar) is a classic of early Urdu literature. Bagh-o-Bahar, also known as Qissa-e-Chahar Darvesh, is believed to have been composed in Persian sometime in the fourteenth century. Though the first Urdu translation appeared in 1775, it was Mir Amman’s translat... More

This dialectical narration of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad will help the reader discover the ancient seers’ timeless insights to appreciate an integrated system of thought and experience what is real and enduring in his/her own essence.... More

This dialectical narration of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad will help the reader discover the ancient seers’ timeless insights to appreciate an integrated system of thought and experience what is real and enduring in his/her own essence.... More

This dialectical narration of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad will help the reader discover the ancient seers’ timeless insights to appreciate an integrated system of thought and experience what is real and enduring in his/her own essence.... More

This book is a collection of Pad-s attributed to Kabir over the centuries and sung in many parts of India. It is also an examination of his charismatic personality and enduring influence. Hardbound... More