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THE WORKS OF SIR WILLIAM JONES
WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR |
| By: |
Sir William Jones, Lord Teignmouth (Editor) |
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| ISBN 10: |
110805577X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108055772 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
28 February, 2013 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Pages: |
562 |
| Description: |
The complete thirteen-volume works, with memoir, of the orientalist and poet Sir William Jones (1746-94), first published in 1807. |
| Synopsis: |
A renowned Enlightenment polymath, Sir William Jones (1746-94) was a lawyer, translator and poet who wrote authoritatively on politics, comparative linguistics and oriental literature. Known initially for his Persian translations and political radicalism, Jones became further celebrated for his study and translation of ancient Sanskrit texts following his appointment to the supreme court in Calcutta in 1783. He spent the next eleven years introducing Europe to the mysticism and rationality of Hinduism through works such as his nine 'Hymns' to Hindu deities and his translation of the Sanskrit classic Sacontala. Volume 9 of his thirteen-volume works, published in 1807, contains Jones' translation of the Speeches of Isaeus (1779) and perhaps his most influential translation, Sacontala (1789), a Hindu love fable that explores the depths of Hindu mythology and philosophy. Lauded throughout Europe, Sacontala would inspire Goethe to write that once it is mentioned, 'everything is said'. |
| Illustrations: |
11 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |