| Alexander von Humboldt - 1848 - 552 pages
...admiration which has been so amply bestowed upon Kalidasa (*"}. Tenderness in the expression of feelings, and richness of creative fancy, have assigned to him his lofty place amongst the poets of all nations. The lovely drama of Yikrama and Urvasi, where the King wanders about... | |
| Kālidāsa - 1856 - 306 pages
...great poet flourished at the splendid, court of Vikramaditya, and was, therefore, coteniporary with Virgil and Horace. Tenderness in the expression of...richness of creative fancy, have assigned to him his lofiy place among the poets of all nations." These considerations induced me, in 1853, to compile and... | |
| 1904 - 1220 pages
...masterly describer of the influence which nature exercises upon the minds of lovers ; . . . tenderin the expression of feeling and richness of creative...him his lofty place among the poets of all nations." Entirely aside from the beauty of this typical Indian drama, great interest will attach to it by reason... | |
| 1873 - 876 pages
...translation were not confirmed by other learned Orientalists. And Alex, von Humboldt says of Kalidasa that " tenderness in the expression of feeling, and richness...creative fancy, have assigned to him his lofty place amongst the poets of all nations." Voltaire went into ecstasies over a French translation of the Ezour-... | |
| Kālidāsa (Śakuntalā.) - 1876 - 426 pages
...admiration which has been so amply bestowed upon Kalidasa. Tenderness in the expression of feelings, and richness of creative fancy, have assigned to him his lofty place among the poets of all nations.' In another place he says : ' Kalidasa is a masterly describer of the influence which Nature exercises... | |
| Kālidāsa, Sir Monier Monier-Williams - 1876 - 396 pages
...admiration which has been so amply bestowed upon Kalidasa. Tenderness in the expression of feelings, and richness of creative fancy, have assigned to him his lofty place among the poets of all nations.' In another place he says : ' Kalidasa is a masterly describer of the influence which Nature exercises... | |
| Kālidāsa - 1885 - 278 pages
...This great poet flourished at the splendid court of Vikramaditya, and was, therefore, cotemporary with Virgil and Horace. Tenderness in the expression of...him his lofty place among the poets of all nations." These considerations induced me, in 1853, to compile and publish a correct edition of the text of the... | |
| Kālidāsa - 1898 - 300 pages
...inasle.-ly describer of the influence which nature exercises upon the minds of lovers. Tenderness iii the expression of feeling, and richness of creative...him his lofty place among the poets of all nations." Monier Williams thus says: "No composition of Kalidasa displays more the richness of his poetical genius,... | |
| Kolachelam Rao S. - 1986 - 342 pages
...all. " He is a masterly describer of the influence which nature exercises upon the mind of a lover. Tenderness in the expression of feeling and richness of creative fancy have designe'd to him his lofty place among the poets." His work "Sakuntala" stands a valuable gem in dramatic... | |
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