The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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It was not exclusively to seek my mercy that my son Shridaman offered himself up
; actually it was for affliction about you, whether he himself was clear in the matter
or no. And little Nanda's sacrifice was just the inevitable consequence.
It was not exclusively to seek my mercy that my son Shridaman offered himself up
; actually it was for affliction about you, whether he himself was clear in the matter
or no. And little Nanda's sacrifice was just the inevitable consequence.
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... a minor matter to you, Shridaman, but to me it is the main point. I am not at all
surprised that our heads and bodies, when you put them together, Sita, displayed
such strong attraction; it was the power of the friendship which bound Shridaman
...
... a minor matter to you, Shridaman, but to me it is the main point. I am not at all
surprised that our heads and bodies, when you put them together, Sita, displayed
such strong attraction; it was the power of the friendship which bound Shridaman
...
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... of spirit and sense combined, and of his whole personality—had been above
all and in essentials a matter of his Brahman head, gifted by the goddess Speech
with fervour of thought and power of imagination. That head's mild appendage, ...
... of spirit and sense combined, and of his whole personality—had been above
all and in essentials a matter of his Brahman head, gifted by the goddess Speech
with fervour of thought and power of imagination. That head's mild appendage, ...
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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
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already answered arms asked beauty become belongs Berlin blind bliss blood body Brahman breast called carry certainly common course Cows cried death deed desire dream embraced everything eyes face fact father feel fire Fischer Verlag flesh flow flowers gave give goddess H. T. Lowe-Porter hand happiness head heart hold holy honour husband Kamadamana limbs listen live longer look lust matter mean mind Mother mountain Nanda nature ness night offer once question round seemed sense shape short showed Shridaman side sight Sita Sita's soft soon soul speak spirit steps stood story sword taken tell thing thou thought tion took Translated by H. T. tree turned voice wait wedded whole womb youth
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Arthur George Rock |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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