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Krishna, The Butter Thief
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Krishna, The Butter Thief
Contributors:
By (Author) John Stratton Hawley
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
891.4309382
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
440
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
482g
Description
The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna's native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goo
