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Theft Of A Tree

Velcheru Narayana Rao

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Binding: Paper Back

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Language: English

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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.

Additional Info

Author	Nandi Timmana, Harshita Mruthinti Kamath, Velcheru Narayana Rao
Publisher	Harvard University Press
Language	English
Binding Type	Paper Back
Fiction	Poetry & Drama
ISBN13	9780674270770
SKU	BK 0125074