Dwivedi, Vinod Prakash - Barahmasa : The Song of Seasons in Literature and Art

Delhi, Agam Kala Prakashan, 1980. orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 29x22cm, xx,183,(70)pp, Weighs 1.3 kilos. Includes colored frontispiece + one colored plate +70pp black & white photoplates containing 117 photo illus.. Minor wear. VG. ¶ For the first time the theme of Barahmasa has been dealt thoroughly in this pioneering work. The Barahmasa is the song of the seasons or literally speaking 'of twelve months' which tries to bring out the essence of relationship of man and nature. Dr Dwivevedi has shown in this book as to how the painters and poets have vied with each other in depicting the nature's friendliness (when in union) or hostitlity (when in separation) to human beings. The book has been divivded into eight chapters: the seasons and months in (i) Ancient Indian inscriptions and in (ii) the Sanskrit literature; Barahmasa in (iii) regional Indian literature and (iv)in Hindi literature; (v) Seasons and Raga-raginis; (vi) Seasons and months in Islamic arts; (vii) Seasons and the 'labour of months' in western art; and (viii) the Barahmasa in Indian miniature paintings. Five appendices at the end of the book enhance its value: (a) the Barahmasa of Keshavadasa; (b) the Barahmasa of Govinds; (c) the Barahmasa of other poets; (d) Seasons and Indian dramas; and (e) Seasons and festivals" - from dustwrapper].