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).

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- Date Published: March 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108055703
- length: 466 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 26 mm
- weight: 0.59kg
- contains: 21 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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