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... remember and fetch them out again. To Bright Peak will we sacrifice the perfect
of the herd, to him bring offerings of sour milk, flowers, fruit, and uncooked rice.
Afterwards the herd of cows, wearing garlands of autumn flowers, shall rov< over
...
... remember and fetch them out again. To Bright Peak will we sacrifice the perfect
of the herd, to him bring offerings of sour milk, flowers, fruit, and uncooked rice.
Afterwards the herd of cows, wearing garlands of autumn flowers, shall rov< over
...
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They set the boy a little distance from the hut, in the fresh green grass, and gave
him flowers and nuts to play with. Thus he was busy; and what they played —
fanned about with the mango-flower fragrance spring sends to heighten desire,
and ...
They set the boy a little distance from the hut, in the fresh green grass, and gave
him flowers and nuts to play with. Thus he was busy; and what they played —
fanned about with the mango-flower fragrance spring sends to heighten desire,
and ...
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So then this mortal meeting took place forthwith in front of the hut where Andhaka
lay asleep, on the flowery mead between the Cow River and the red-blossoming
woodland; and both young men sank down into the flowers, each pierced ...
So then this mortal meeting took place forthwith in front of the hut where Andhaka
lay asleep, on the flowery mead between the Cow River and the red-blossoming
woodland; and both young men sank down into the flowers, each pierced ...
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Nutzerbericht - polutropos - LibraryThingFew pages, leaving the reader with much to think about. What is attraction? What is beauty? What is the role of love and lust in a relationship? What is, ultimately, morality? Written with a light, humorous touch, the book is unforgettable. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - fieldnotes - LibraryThingThis folkloric, Hindu-light treatment of desire, loyalty and identity lacks the craft, gravity and heft of other Thomas Mann novels. His few prose outbursts in description of beauty or deity seem ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
Abschnitt 1 | 11 |
Abschnitt 2 | 50 |
Abschnitt 3 | 66 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Andhaka Anton Janson bathing-place beauty Bermann-Fischer Verlag Bhavabhuti blind bliss body Brahman breast BUDDENBROOKS called cried death DEATH IN VENICE deed desire dream embraced eyes face father feast feel fire Fischer Verlag flesh flowers friend-body Garga goat-nose goddess Goldfly H. T. Lowe-Porter hand happiness head and limbs headpiece heart hermit hips holy honour husband husband-body hushed Indra kadamba tree Kamadamana lips listen live look lovely Sita lucky-calf lock lust Maya Mother mountain mustard oil my-feeling ness Nirvana Novel Berlin pale polyandry round sacrifice Samsara sandalwood sense Shri Shrida sight Sita's Siyat soft soul speak spirit stood stout arms Sumantra sword swung tell things THOMAS MANN thou thought tion took Translated by H. T. TRANSPOSED HEADS tree turned unpeopled void Vedas voice warrior blood wedded Welfare of Cows womb words yearning youth
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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