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... soft-bearded Shridaman found pleasure in the rude primeval Krishna-nature of
the thick-lipped Nanda; while he, partly flattered, but partly and even more,
because he felt impressed by Shridaman's light complexion, his noble headpiece
and ...
... soft-bearded Shridaman found pleasure in the rude primeval Krishna-nature of
the thick-lipped Nanda; while he, partly flattered, but partly and even more,
because he felt impressed by Shridaman's light complexion, his noble headpiece
and ...
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... but the goddess Speech is gracious to you, endowing you with the wisdom of
Brahma till I can hardly bear to listen, yet would have you go on for ever. If I could
sing and say even a fifth part of all that comes out of your headpiece I would love
...
... but the goddess Speech is gracious to you, endowing you with the wisdom of
Brahma till I can hardly bear to listen, yet would have you go on for ever. If I could
sing and say even a fifth part of all that comes out of your headpiece I would love
...
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comes out of your headpiece I would love and honour myself in all my members.
That is why you are so necessary to me, my elder brother; what I have not you
have, and you are my friend, so that it is almost as though I had it myself. For as ...
comes out of your headpiece I would love and honour myself in all my members.
That is why you are so necessary to me, my elder brother; what I have not you
have, and you are my friend, so that it is almost as though I had it myself. For as ...
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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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Andhaka Anton Janson bath bathing-place beauty Bermann-Fischer Verlag Bhavabhuti blind bliss body Brahman breast 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 listen live look lovely Sita lucky-calf lock lust Maya Mother mountain mustard oil my-feeling ness Nirvana Novel Berlin once pale polyandry round sacrifice Samsara sandalwood sense Shri Shrida shrine sight Sita's Siyat Ska's soft soul speak spirit stood stout arms Sumantra sword swung tell things thou thought tion Tonio Kröger took Translated by H. T. TRANSPOSED HEADS tree turned unpeopled void Vedas voice wedded Welfare of Cows womb words yearning youth
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autoren | Thomas Mann, Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | Alfred Knopf, 1941 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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