Evidence: | 'The wife of an Indian yogi (if a yogi be permitted to have a wife) might be a very affectionate woman, but her sympathy with her husband could not have a very extensive sphere. As his eyes are to be continually fixed upon the point of his nose, hers in duteous sympathy must squint in like manner; and if the perfection of his virtue be to sit so still that the birds (vide Sacontala) may unmolested build nests in his hair, his wife cannot better show her affection than by yielding her tresses to them with similar patient stupidity.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Maria Edgeworth |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1767 |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
Occupation: | Writer and governess |
Religion: | Christian (Church of England) |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Ireland |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Kalidasa |
Title: | Sakuntala: or the lost ring - and Indian drama |
Genre: | Drama |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | English transl. London 1790 by Sir William Jones. |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 4202 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Maria Edgeworth | |
Editor: | Augustus J C Hare | |
Title: | The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth | |
Place of Publication: | London, Edward Arnold | |
Date of Publication: | 1894 (2 vols) | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 50 | |
Additional comments: | Letter to Miss Beaufort, her future step mother (16/5/1798). |
Citation: | Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London, Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 50, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4202, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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