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A History of Sanskrit Literature (Classic Reprint) Paperback – June 12, 2012

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It is undoubtedly a surprising fact that down to the present time no history of Sanskrit literature as a whole has been written in English. For not only does that literature possess much intrinsic merit, but the light it sheds on the life and thought of the population of our Indian Empire ought to have a peculiar interest for theB ritish nation. Owing chiefly to the lack of an adequate account of the subject, few, even of the young men who leave these shores every year to be its future rulers, possess any connected information about the literature in which the civilisation of Modern India can be traced to its sources, and without which that civilisation cannot be fully understood. It was, therefore, with the greatest pleasure that I accepted Mr. Gosse sinvitation to contribute a volume to this series of Literatures of theW orld; for this appeared to me to be a peculiarly good opportunity for diffusing information on a subject in which more than twenty years of continuous study and teaching had instilled into me an ever-deepening interest. Professor Max Miiller svaluable History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature is limited in its scope to the Vedic period. It has long been out of print; and Vedic research has necessarily made great strides in the forty years which have elapsed since its publication.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008C8TTO0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forgotten Books (June 12, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 498 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.83 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.13 x 9 inches

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Mousumi Bhattacharya

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Full of details and logically laid out

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013

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Anyone who has studied Hinduism is probably aware of the ridiculous quantities of Sanskrit literature, such as the Vedas, Upanishads, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

This book does an excellent job of showing, chronologically, how these texts came to be and the rationale for dating them based on other ancient writings or historical events with dates that have been verified. Indeed, one of the flaws of Hinduism (as compared to Christianity), is that it has almost no history in its earliest works. For this reason the author can only give the Vedas a long span of time for when they were possibly written.

Although this book covers a very deep subject (one you might not even touch on in a World Religions class) and although this book was written over a hundred years ago, it was very easy to read and follow what the author was trying to say. I also appreciate that the author often gives his translation of a few verses of Sanskrit works--many of which I have never even heard of and would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere.

One topic I found of great interest was a part of the book where the author explains why the Bhagavad Gita is so often associated with Hinduism, when it is really the Vedas that have a more authoritative role.

For anyone who really wants to understand the history of Sanskrit literature, I highly recommend this book. The only reason I give it four stars is because it was written so far in the past that I'm sure new archaeological and textual finds might make some of the information in this book obsolete.

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Karee

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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2013

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This was ok as I found what I was researching. Dry read, but it is free and seems to be complete. It is free so if you need info it is a good choice.

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midwesterner

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2018

difficult reading.

CAVEAT to Theophania Publishing edition.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014

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This reprint edition (Theophania Publishing) omits the table of contents, appendix, and index. This is a serious and needless omission. The Cosimo Classics reprint edition contains these essential tools.

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