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Rasa, or, Knowledge of the self : essays on Indian aesthetics and selected Sanskrit studies

Title
Rasa, or, Knowledge of the self : essays on Indian aesthetics and selected Sanskrit studies / René Daumal ; translated with an introduction by Louise Landes Levi.
Author
Daumal, René, 1908-1944.
Publication
  • New York : New Directions Publishing Corp., 1982.
  • ©1982

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Additional Authors
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • Breslin, Denise
  • Murray Printing Co. (Toronto, Ont.), printer.
  • New Directions Publishing, publisher.
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Description
107 pages; 21 cm
Series Statement
New Directions paperbook ; NDP530
Alternative Title
Rasa
Subject
Aesthetics, Indic
Genre/Form
Dust jackets – New York (State) – New York – 1982.
Note
  • Essays selected and translated from the author's Les pouvoirs de la parole, L'Évidence absurde, Bharata, and Les contre-ciel.
  • "A New Directions book" -- title page.
  • "New Directions Books are published for James Laughlin by New Directions Publishing Corporation" -- title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin
Binding (note)
  • bound in publishers' pink cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Denise Breslin.
  • bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Denise Breslin.
Contents
To approach the Hindu poetic art -- On Indian music -- Concerning Uday Shankar -- The origin of the theatre of Bharata -- Oriental book reviews -- The hymn of man -- To the liquid -- Knowledge of the self -- Some Sanskrit texts on poetry.
Call Number
JFD 82-1488
ISBN
  • 0811208249
  • 9780811208246
  • 0811208257
  • 9780811208253
LCCN
81022389
OCLC
8050601
Author
Daumal, René, 1908-1944.
Title
Rasa, or, Knowledge of the self : essays on Indian aesthetics and selected Sanskrit studies / René Daumal ; translated with an introduction by Louise Landes Levi.
Imprint
New York : New Directions Publishing Corp., 1982.
Copyright Date
©1982
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
New Directions paperbook ; NDP530
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 105
Binding
Copy in Berg Coll 22-750 bound in publishers' pink cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Denise Breslin. NN
Copy in Berg Coll 22-751 bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Denise Breslin. NN
Local Note
Copies in Berg Coll 22-750 and 22-751 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Added Author
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
Breslin, Denise, cover designer, bookjacket designer.
Murray Printing Co. (Toronto, Ont.), printer.
New Directions Publishing, publisher.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Other Form:
Online version: Daumal, René, 1908-1944. Rasa, or, Knowledge of the self. New York : New Directions, 1982 (OCoLC)562929717
Online version: Daumal, René, 1908-1944. Rasa, or, Knowledge of the self. New York : New Directions, 1982 (OCoLC)607825932
Research Call Number
Berg Coll 22-750
Berg Coll 22-751
JFD 82-1488
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