Courses

Spring 2020

Love, Translated: Hindu Bhakti

, 4 pts, GU4205

LOVE TRANSLATED: HINDU BH

Hindu poetry of radical religious participation-bhakti-in translation, both Sanskrit (the Bhagavad Gita) and vernacular. How does such poetry/song translate across linguistic divisions within India and into English? Knowledge of Indian languages is welcome but not required. Multiple translations of a single text or poet bring to light the choices translators have made.

Section Number
001
Call Number
651
Day, Time & Location
R 4:10PM-6:00PM To be announced
Instructor
John S Hawley