E M Forster: The Hill of Devi
An Englishman Serving at the Court of a Maharajah
Produkttyp: | eBook-Download |
---|---|
Verlag: | Eland Publishing |
Erschienen: | |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seiten: | 160 (Druckfassung) |
Format: | EPUB
Info▼
|
Download: | 303 kB |
Dieses Produkt ist in Ihrem Land leider nicht zum Download verfügbar.
Laut Ihrer IP-Adresse sind Sie von Vereinigte Staaten aus online, wo uns lizenzrechtliche Gründe den Verkauf dieses Produkts leider nicht erlauben.
The novelist E M Forster opens the door on life in a remote Maharajah's court in the early twentieth century. Through letters from his time working there as the Maharajah's private secretary, he introduces us to a fourteenth-century political system where the young Maharajah of Devas, 'certainly a genius and possibly a saint', led a state centred on spiritual aspirations. A loving and affectionate portrait of a forgotten world, The Hill of Devi chronicles Forster's infatuation and exasperation, fascination and amusement at this idiosyncratic court. He leads us with him to its heart and the eight-day festival of Gokul Ashtami, marking the birth of Krishna, where we see His Highness Maharajah Sir Tukoji Rao III dancing before the altar 'like David before the Ark'.