Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry (Paperback or Softback)

Burton, Richard F.

ISBN 10: 1616401915 / ISBN 13: 9781616401917

Edité par Cosimo Classics 4/12/2010, 2010

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Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry.

N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-9781616401917

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry (Paperback or Softback)
• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics 4/12/2010
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1616401915
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781616401917
• Reliure: Paperback or Softback
• Illustrateur: Griset, Ernest
• État de l'article: New
• Poids: 0,82 livre
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

Soldier, explorer, and adventurer, British author CAPTAIN SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his notoriously unexpurgated translations of The Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra, which scandalized-and titillated-Victorian readers. Lesser known, however, is his intriguing collection of classic Hindu tales of adventure, magic, and romance, first published in 1870. Enlivened by Burton's own imagination-he was the first to translate them from Sanskrit-these stories purport to demonstrate "the exceeding folly of many wise fools," "the use and misuse of magic pills," "that a man's wife belongs not to his body but to his head," "the marvellous delicacy of three queens," and more. This obscure, delightful work is a fascinating look at both Indian mythology and Victorian cultural anthropology.

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