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Legend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed Theft of a Tree, or P?rij?t?pahara?amu, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband?s affections. Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the p?rij?ta, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife,Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama?but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem?s narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. Theft of a Tree is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation.
Author | Velcheru Narayana Rao, Nandi Timmana, Harshita Mruthinti Kamath |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Language | English |
Binding Type | Paper Back |
Fiction | Poetry & Drama |
ISBN13 | 9780674270770 |
SKU | BK 0125074 |
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