The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation - Hardcover

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9780393081657: The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation

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ISBN 10: 0393081656 ISBN 13: 9780393081657

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012

The Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita ('Song of the Lord') forms part of the epic Mahabharata and comprises a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna concerning the ethics of war and our responsibilities for performing virtuous acts in the context of our own lives. This new translation into contemporary English follows the metrical pattern of the 700 Sanskrit stanzas and is a collaboration between scholar Gavin Flood and poet Charles Martin.

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About the Author:

Gavin Flood is Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion and Academic Director of the Centre for Hindu Studies at Oxford University. He is the author of An Introduction to Hinduism; The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory, and Tradition; and The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion.

Charles Martin is a poet, critic, and translator. His translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses received the Harold Morton Landon Award from the Academy of American Poets in 2004. In 2005, he received an Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the author of Signs & Wonders and Starting from Sleep: New and Selected Poems.

Review:

“Here’s a chance to rediscover The Bhagavad Gita in a translation that blends true scholarship with artistry.”
- Library Journal

“A true translation whose literary qualities make it stand out from the rest.”
- Daniel Gold, Cornell University

“Gavin Flood and Charles Martin have taken on the immense challenge of translating The Bhagavad Gita, a highly structured classical Indian poem and sacred text, into contemporary, accessible English, and have succeeded beautifully, creating an intriguing narrative poem whose structure reflects the complexities and rhythms of the original.”
- Edith Grossman

“A new translation of one of the fundamental poems and wisdom books in world literature by a poet and translator of Charles Martin’s resources and a Hinduist of the eminence of Gavin Flood is a huge gift. The Bhagavad Gita, the Song of the Lord, has burned itself into the world’s brain for two millennia or more. This translation should rekindle that flame.”
- Robert Hass, University of California, Berkeley

“This fresh translation of The Bhagavad Gita is a rare event in world literature. It is truly a fruitful collaboration between a scholar and a poet that brings an ancient Sanskrit classic alive. Meticulous and imaginative at once, it will be savored by old and new readers everywhere.”
- Vinay Dharwadker, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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