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The mystical romance Madhumalati tells the story of a prince, Manohar, and his love for the beautiful princess Madhumalati. When they are separated they have to endure suffering, adventure, and transformation before they can be reunited and experience true happiness. A delightful love story, the poem is also rich in mystical symbolism and the story of the two lovers represents the stages on the spiritual path to enlightenment. Madhumalati was written in the sixteenth century and it is an outstanding example of Sufi literature in the Indian Islamic tradition. Originally written in a dialect of Eastern Hindi it is here translated for the first time into English verse, with an introduction and notes that explain the poem's religious significance.
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (May 17, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192840371
ISBN-13: 978-0192840370
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1 x 4.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #905,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #58 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Regional & Cultural > Asian > Indian #209 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Literature > World Literature > Asian #357 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Sufism
Congratulations to Aditya Behl and Simon Weightman, for a beautiful translation, and informative introduction and notes. The result of their efforts readers like me, who have little knowledge of 16th Century Indian literature, to appreciate some of the qualities that have made this poem a classic of world literature. It can be read as a poem about love between a man and a woman, and a poem about the mystical union between the soul and god. The rich and colourful traditions of Hinduism are viewed from the unifying perspective of Islam. Readers of a puritan disposition should be warned that there is some fairly explicit erotic description.
I stumbled upon this book in a book store and picked it up. It was a wonderful surprise, and provided many great quotes for a loved one.It's also a great window into Islamic literature at a time when it was at a cultural height, incorporating many elements of Hinduism.
This book is full of overused, unimaginative sayings that someone decided to use as a vehicle for destroying trees.
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