The Buffalo Century : Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's Mahiṣaśatakam: A Political Satire for All Centuries

Veluthat, Kesavan

Routledge India（2019/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 130 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367375249
• DDC分類 891.21

Full Description

The Buffalo Century is a keen exploration of satire and its role in society and politics. Written in praise of a buffalo, Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's Mahiṣaśatakam is timeless in its treatment of power, and its subversion. In resurrecting eighteenth-century Tanjore for the modern reader, Kesavan Veluthat lifts the poem beyond its immediate literary context and situates it in a contemporary global political setting.

Presenting a modern English translation along with the Sanskrit text, this work provides a fare that is as rich in double entendre as it is in its onomatopoeic metaphors. A literary triumph and the voice of an age, this book will be a key text for students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, literature, especially Sanskrit and comparative, and cultural studies.

Contents

Preface

Introduction: laughter in the time of misery

Mahiṣaśatakam: text and translation

Appendix 1

Appendix 2 Śleṣārthacandrikā, a commentary