Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays (Unabridged) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Buddhist and Hindu Studies, Indian Poetry, and Eastern DramaBy Edwin Arnold
Length29h 26m
About this audiobook
Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays gathers the writings through which Arnold helped introduce Victorian readers to Asian religious imagination. Centred on works such as The Light of Asia and his poetic renderings of Hindu devotional literature, the volume blends narrative verse, dramatic form, translation, and comparative reflection. Its style is ornate, musical, and deeply Victorian, yet animated by a sincere effort to make Buddhist renunciation, Hindu piety, and Indian epic sensibility intelligible within nineteenth-century English literary culture. Sir Edwin Arnold was a poet, journalist, and educator whose years in India as principal of the Government Sanskrit College at Poona decisively shaped his intellectual sympathies. His knowledge of Sanskritic traditions, combined with his work as a public interpreter of imperial Britain's encounter with Asia, led him to write not as a detached Orientalist alone, but as a mediator seeking moral and spiritual resonance across cultures. This collection is recommended for readers interested in Victorian literature, comparative religion, colonial-era translation, and the Western reception of Buddhism and Hinduism. It rewards both literary and historical attention.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length29 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism and Hinduism Studies, Poetry & Plays (Unabridged) (Annotated)
26Book the Fifth
2Introduction
27Book The Sixth
3Historical Context
28Book The Seventh
4Synopsis (Selection)
29Book The Eigth
5The Essence of Buddhism
30Indian Poetry
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6PREFACE.
31The Indian Song of Songs.
7COMPILER'S PROEM.
32Miscellaneous Oriental Poems.
8THE ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM.
33Two Books From The Iliad Of India.
9Hindu Literature: Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti
34"Night of Slaughter."
10THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS
35The Morning Prayer.
11Translator's Preface
36Proverbial Wisdom from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa.
12Introduction
37Proverbial Wisdom From the Shlokas of the Hitopadeśa.
13THE WINNING OF FRIENDS
38The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ (from the Mahâbhârata)
14THE PARTING OF FRIENDS
39Light of the World; or, The Great Consummation
15WAR
40List of Illustrations.
16PEACE
41Proeme.
17NALA AND DAMAYANTI
42AT BETHLEHEM
18Introduction
43BOOK I MARY MAGDALENE
19THE MAHÂBHÂRATA
44Mary Magdalene.
20Death--And Afterwards
45BOOK II THE MAGUS
21The Light of Asia
46The Magus.
22Book The First
47BOOK III THE ALABASTER BOX
23Book The Second
48The Alabaster Box.
24Book The Third
49BOOK IV THE PARABLES
25Book The Fourth
50The Parables.
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