Kama Sutra (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Ancient love practices and cultural intimacy explored with scholarly commentary, historical sexuality insights, and seduction techniquesBy Richard Francis Burton
Length2h 46m
About this audiobook
Composed in classical Sanskrit by Vātsyāyana, the Kama Sutra is not merely a manual of sexual technique but a urbane treatise on householding, courtship, aesthetic refinement, and civic etiquette. In Richard Francis Burton's influential English edition, the text appears in ornate Victorian prose, surrounded by copious notes that gloss technical terms and compare customs across cultures. Issued privately in 1883 under the Kama Shastra Society to evade censorship, it blends philological care with ethnographic curiosity while staging the work for wary Anglophone readers. Burton—soldier-explorer, linguist, and indefatigable comparatist—served in India and read deeply in Oriental literatures; his encounters in bazaars and courts, and his interest in sexual ethnology, shaped this project. Working with F. F. Arbuthnot and Indian scholars, he combined translation with annotation, channeling the same anthropological impulse that informs his Arabian Nights and other taboo-challenging studies. This edition rewards readers of Indology, translation studies, and the history of sexuality: a classic of Sanskrit thought refracted through Victorian mediation. Read it both for its durable insights into pleasure and decorum, and as a case study in culture, censorship, and voice.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (11)
Includes Amazon
GenreSelf-Help
Length2 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
5Author Biography
2Introduction
6KAMA SUTRA
3Synopsis
7Analysis
4Historical Context
8Reflection
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