The Bhagavad Gita: A Norton Critical Edition (First Edition)

The Bhagavad Gita: A Norton Critical Edition (First Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

â€œA true translation whose literary qualities make it stand out from the rest.â€

â€“Daniel Gold, Cornell University

â€œHereâ€™s a chance to rediscover The Bhagavad Gita in a translation that blends true scholarship with artistry.â€

â€“Library Journal

The Bhagavad Gita, the â€œSong of the Lord,â€ 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. 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 text that remains true to the extraordinarily influential original. A devotional, literary, and philosophical work of unsurpassed beauty and relevance, The Bhagavad Gita has inspired, among others, Mahatma Gandhi, J. Robert Oppenheimer, T. S. Eliot, Christopher Isherwood, and Aldous Huxley. Its universal themesâ€”life and death, war and peace, and sacrificeâ€”resonate in a West increasingly interested in Eastern religious experiences and the Hindu diaspora. The text is accompanied by a full introduction and by explanatory annotations.

The volume presents seminal analogues and commentaries on The Bhagavad Gita, including central passages from The Shvetashvatara Upanishad as well as commentary spanning eleven centuries by Shankara and Ramanuja (in new translations by Gavin Flood) in addition to the writings of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Sri Aurobindo.

Five essays by leading Hinduists discuss a wide range of issues related to The Bhagavad Gita from its roots as a religious text to its influence on the practices of yoga and transcendentalism through it ongoing global impact. Contributors include John L. Brockington, Arvind Sharma, Rudolf Otto, Eric J. Sharpe, and C. A. Bayly.

A selected bibliography is included.
Country USA
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-12-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-12-01
Format	Kindle eBook

The Bhagavad Gita: A Norton Critical Edition (First Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

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