The Bhagavad Gita - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><em>The Bhagavad Gita</em>, the Song of the Lord, is an ancient Hindu scripture about virtue, presented as a dialogue between Krishna, an incarnation of God, and the warrior Arjuna on the eve of a great battle over succession to the throne.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This new verse translation of the classic Sanskrit text combines the skills of leading Hinduist Gavin Flood with the stylistic verve of award-winning poet and translator Charles Martin. The result is a living, vivid work that avoids dull pedantry and remains true to the extraordinarily influential original. A devotional, literary, and philosophical masterpiece of unsurpassed beauty and imaginative relevance, <em>The Bhagavad Gita</em> has inspired, among others, Mahatma Gandhi, J. Robert Oppenheimer, T. S. Eliot, Christopher Isherwood, and Aldous Huxley. Its universal themes--life and death, war and peace, sacrifice--resonate in a West increasingly interested in Eastern religious experiences and the Hindu diaspora.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A new translation of one of the fundamental poems and wisdom books in world literature by a poet and translator of Charles Martin's resources and a Hinduist of the eminence of Gavin Flood is a huge gift. <em>The Bhagavad Gita</em>, the Song of the Lord, has burned itself into the world's brain for two millennia or more. This translation should rekindle that flame.--Robert Hass, University of California, Berkeley<br><br>Gavin Flood and Charles Martin have taken on the immense challenge of translating <em>The Bhagavad Gita</em>, a highly structured classical Indian poem and sacred text, into contemporary, accessible English, and have succeeded beautifully, creating an intriguing narrative poem whose structure reflects the complexities and rhythms of the original.--Edith Grossman<br><br>Here's a chance to rediscover <em>The Bhagavad Gita</em> in a translation that blends true scholarship with artistry.-- "Library Journal"<br><br>This fresh translation of <em>The Bhagavad Gita</em> is a rare event in world literature. It is truly a fruitful collaboration between a scholar and a poet that brings an ancient Sanskrit classic alive. Meticulous and imaginative at once, it will be savored by old and new readers everywhere.--Vinay Dharwadker, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br><br>A true translation whose literary qualities make it stand out from the rest.--Daniel Gold, Cornell University<br>
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