The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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For with these somewhat diminished arms you swung Sita up to the sun and in
our new distribution I flattered myself I had everything to offer for which she
yearned. But love has to do with the whole. So I had to suffer that our Sita abode
by your ...
For with these somewhat diminished arms you swung Sita up to the sun and in
our new distribution I flattered myself I had everything to offer for which she
yearned. But love has to do with the whole. So I had to suffer that our Sita abode
by your ...
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Gladly will I offer my heart to your weapon. But yours I will pierce through that Sita
may not pale for love of me in your arms, but doubly widowed join us in the
flames.” Sita professed herself satisfied with these arrangements, she said they ...
Gladly will I offer my heart to your weapon. But yours I will pierce through that Sita
may not pale for love of me in your arms, but doubly widowed join us in the
flames.” Sita professed herself satisfied with these arrangements, she said they ...
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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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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | 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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