The Quartet of Causeries

The Quartet of Causeries have been handed down as a collection of the most ancient monologue farces in classical Sanskrit. Though stylistically divergent, they share a common plot: the hero is an inept, bungling procurer, who mismanages his client's love-affairs to an unexpectedly successful completion. A wide spectrum of India's urban society is scandalized, from respected judges to clumsy poetasters, from hypocritical Buddhist monks to greedy madams, from spoiled scions of wealthy houses to criminal low-life.
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Author: Shyamilaka, Vara-Ruchi, Shudraka
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
Published: 08/01/2009
Series: Clay Sanskrit Library #22
Pages: 508
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 6.40h x 4.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780814719787