The buffalo century : Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's Mahiṣaśatakaṃ : a political satire for all centuries /
Author / Creator: | Vāñchānātha, active 18th century, author. |
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Imprint: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ©2020 |
Description: | xii, 129 pages ; 25 cm |
Language: | English Sanskrit |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12319703 |
Summary: | The Buffalo Century is a keen exploration of satire and its role in society and politics. Written in praise of a buffalo, Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's Mahiṣaśatakam is timeless in its treatment of power, and its subversion. In resurrecting eighteenth-century Tanjore for the modern reader, Kesavan Veluthat lifts the poem beyond its immediate literary context and situates it in a contemporary global political setting. Presenting a modern English translation along with the Sanskrit text, this work provides a fare that is as rich in double entendre as it is in its onomatopoeic metaphors. A literary triumph and the voice of an age, this book will be a key text for students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, literature, especially Sanskrit and comparative, and cultural studies. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 129 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780367355852 036735585X 9780367375249 0367375249 9780429354816 9781000708561 9781000708226 9781000708394 |