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Beschreibung
The fabled monarch Vikramaditya is considered to be a model of kingly virtues and his reign a golden age of peace and prosperity. Narrated by the thirty-two statuettes of nymphs supporting his magic throne the Tales describe his exploits and extol his extraordinary courage compassion and kindness. Against an exotic setting of adventures and miracles they depict such fantastical elements as fights with ogres occult rituals and travels to other world as well as very human situations of betrayal and rivalry. Dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century these colourful Tales are an intriguing mix of marvellous happenings proverbial wisdom and sage precepts that entertain even as they instruct.
The fabled monarch Vikramaditya is considered to be a model of kingly virtues and his reign a golden age of peace and prosperity. Narrated by the thirty-two statuettes of nymphs supporting his magic throne the Tales describe his exploits and extol his extraordinary courage compassion and kindness. Against an exotic setting of adventures and miracles they depict such fantastical elements as fights with ogres occult rituals and travels to other world as well as very human situations of betrayal and rivalry. Dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century these colourful Tales are an intriguing mix of marvellous happenings proverbial wisdom and sage precepts that entertain even as they instruct.
Über den Autor
Simhasana Dvatrimsika
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780140455175
ISBN-10: 0140455175
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dvatrimsika, Simhasana
Hersteller: Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Simhasana Dvatrimsika
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2007
Gewicht: 0,275 kg
Artikel-ID: 134462657