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Book/Printed Material Sacontalá : or, the fatal ring : an Indian drama

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Title

  • Sacontalá : or, the fatal ring : an Indian drama

Summary

  • On Śakuntalā, daughter of Viśvāmitra is one of the most famous legendary character from Hindu mythology.

Names

  • Kālidāsa, author
  • Shoemaker, William Lukens, 1822- donor
  • Jones, William, 1746-1794, translator

Created / Published

  • London : Charlton Tucker, 1870.

Headings

  • -  Kālidāsa.--Śakuntalā
  • -  Sanskrit drama--Translations into English
  • -  Indic drama (English)--Translations from Sanskrit

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LC copy: Gift of W.L. Shoemaker, 1906.

Medium

  • 156 pages ; 20 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PK3796.S4 J6 1870

Library of Congress Control Number

  • unk82106075

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Kālidāsa, Author, and William Lukens Shoemaker. Sacontalá: or, the fatal ring: an Indian drama. translateds by Jones, William London: Charlton Tucker, 1870. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/unk82106075/.

APA citation style:

Kālidāsa, A. & Shoemaker, W. L. (1870) Sacontalá: or, the fatal ring: an Indian drama. Jones, W., trans London: Charlton Tucker. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/unk82106075/.

MLA citation style:

Kālidāsa, Author, and William Lukens Shoemaker. Sacontalá: or, the fatal ring: an Indian drama. trans by Jones, William London: Charlton Tucker, 1870. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/unk82106075/>.