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Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Author:Kalidasa Kalidasa probably lived in the fifth century of the Christian era. This date, approximate as it is, must yet be given with considerable hesitation, and is by no means certain. No truly biographical data are preserved about the author, who nevertheless enjoyed a great popularity during his life, and whom the Hindus have ever regarded as the great... more »est of Sanskrit poets. We are thus confronted with one of the remarkable problems of literary history.« less