The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaA. A. Knopf, 1941 - 196 Seiten An ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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... shrine of Devi , Durga the terrible and unapproachable , Kali the dark Mother . Obeying an impulse of his heart , Shri- daman expressed a wish to get out and pay honour to the goddess . " I will only look at her , say a prayer , and ...
... shrine of Devi , Durga the terrible and unapproachable , Kali the dark Mother . Obeying an impulse of his heart , Shri- daman expressed a wish to get out and pay honour to the goddess . " I will only look at her , say a prayer , and ...
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... air . A fig tree stood in front of the shrine , hung with climbing vines . She seized one of these , made a noose , put it round her neck , and was just in the act to strangle herself . AT T THAT MOMENT A VOICE was manifest to her 96.
... air . A fig tree stood in front of the shrine , hung with climbing vines . She seized one of these , made a noose , put it round her neck , and was just in the act to strangle herself . AT T THAT MOMENT A VOICE was manifest to her 96.
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... shrine , and there before the frightful countenance of the goddess she set to the prescribed task with flushed and feverish energy . The attraction between heads and trunks was not so strong as one might have expected from Devi's words ...
... shrine , and there before the frightful countenance of the goddess she set to the prescribed task with flushed and feverish energy . The attraction between heads and trunks was not so strong as one might have expected from Devi's words ...
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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 Shridaman shrine sight Sita's Siyat 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 |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Länge | 196 Seiten |
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