The Works of Sir William Jones - Volume 3

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A renowned Enlightenment polymath, Sir William Jones (1746-94) was a lawyer, translator and poet who wrote authoritatively on politics, comparative linguistics and oriental literature. Known initially for his Persian translations and political radicalism, Jones became further celebrated for his study and translation of ancient Sanskrit texts following his appointment to the supreme court in Calcutta in 1783. He spent the next eleven years introducing Europe to the mysticism and rationality of Hinduism through works such as his nine 'Hymns' to Hindu deities and his translation of the Sanskrit classic Sacontalá, influencing Romantic writers from William Blake to August Wilhelm Schlegel. Volume 3 of his thirteen-volume works, published in 1807, contains Jones' 'Anniversary Discourses' (1784-94) addressed to the Asiatick Society as its president - including 'On the Hindus' (1786), a seminal work of comparative linguistics. It also contains his landmark essay of cultural comparison, 'On the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India' (1784).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A discourse delivered at a meeting of the Asiatick Society; 2. A discourse on the institution of a society, for inquiring into the history, antiquities, arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia; 3. The second anniversary discourse; 4. The third anniversary discourse; 5. The fourth anniversary discourse; 6. The fifth anniversary discourse; 7. The sixth anniversary discourse; 8. The seventh anniversary discourse; 9. The eighth anniversary discourse; 10. The ninth anniversary discourse; 11. The tenth anniversary discourse; 12. The eleventh anniversary discourse; 13. A dissertation on the orthography of Asiatick words in Roman letters; 14. On the gods of Greece, Italy, and India.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781108055703
ISBN-10:	1108055702
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Jones, William Jr.
Redaktion:	Teignmouth, Lord
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	William Jr. Jones
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.02.2013
Gewicht:	0,652 kg