The Works of Sir William Jones
With the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth
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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
- Author: William Jones
- Editor: Lord Teignmouth
- Date Published: March 2013
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- isbn: 9781108055826
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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, becoming a pioneer in comparative religion. Through works such as his nine 'Hymns' to Hindu deities and his translation of the Sanskrit classic Sacontalá, Jones inspired and influenced Romantic writers from William Blake to August Wilhelm Schlegel. These thirteen volumes of his works, published in 1807, begin with a memoir by his friend and editor Lord Teignmouth (1751–1834).
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- Date Published: March 2013
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108055826
- length: 6270 pages
- dimensions: 484 x 353 x 184 mm
- weight: 8.99kg
- contains: 144 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Part I. Charges to the Grand Jury
Part II. Institutes of Hindu Law
Part II. Institutes of Hindu Law
Part I. The Speeches of Isaeus in Causes Concerning the Law of Succession at Athens
Part II. Sacontala
or, The Fatal Ring. Volume 10
Part I. The Moallakat, or Seven Arabian Poems Which Were Suspended on the Temple at Mecca
Part II. Poems, Consisting Chiefly of Translations from the Asiatick Languages
part 1
Introduction to the history of the life of Nader Shah, part 2. Volume 13
part 2. Volume 13.
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