Layla-Majnu a Musical Play in Three Acts (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Layla-Majnu a Musical Play in Three Acts

But Mr. Maker]: has given us more than a scene out of Indian life; he has transmitted something of its a'sthetic genius. Not only is there here much of the tone of the great Indian classics, but something of the spirit of them is transmitted in a way that wins the favor and sympathy of the reader of a wholly difierent cultural background. T his is a consider able and none too common achievement, for the aesthetic genius of any people of genuine individu ality is sensitive, and is frequently unable to survive in the process of translation. If he great classics of a remote culture like India's when overturned into English, are, unless the translator have rare power, apt to seem dull and fantastic. For those of us who are not attracted to these, a capital introduction to them and a fair appreciation of the spirit of the foreign culture may be acquired through literary works written in our own tongue by writers born into the ancient culture, nourished on its traditions, dis.

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Excerpt from Layla-Majnu a Musical Play in Three Acts

Despite her infinite services to civilization, India remains to the western world something of a mystery. India, the mother of religions, the founder of sciences, with an art both opulent and spiritual, a culture unique and incredibly rich, is stillfor most of us a romantic fable, without substance and without meaning. To capture something of the flavor of this extraordinary people and to present it with vividness and charm is a worthy and important service - nay, more, is an achievement of art as well, for it seems to be an essential of art, and one of the sources of its power, that it comprehends the inner life of a people, its experiences, faiths, ideals, and gives to them eloquent and moving expression, appealing to sense and emotion as well as to understanding. Such an achievement is Mr. Mukerji's in this exotic little play which might fairly be called "A Vision of India." From the fabulously rich treasury of Indian culture, he has refashioned in an original and personal way a characteristic jewel, having the richness, the luster, the strange play of shifting colors that has made India a synonym for romantic magnificence.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.