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The Cane Groves of Narmada River: Erotic Poems from Old India »

Authors: Andrew Schelling
ISBN-13: 9780872863460, ISBN-10: 0872863468
Format: Paperback
Publisher: City Lights Books
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Andrew Schelling

Book Synopsis

Of the world’s ancient poetry, that of classical India was the most vividly erotic—uninhibited, tender, sad, and joyous by turns. The poems sound as if they might have been written yesterday, although the period covered ranges from roughly 200 CE until about the eleventh century.