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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalShakespeare’s Sonnets: Philosophical Glimpses covers all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets with a sonnet-by-sonnet exposition and delves into the three riddles involving the handsome young man, the dark lady and the rival poet.
The book unravels the spiritual dimension within these sonnets from the perspective of the author, an Indian scholar familiar with the literary traditions of his own country.
The sonnets are interpreted as a genre of writing, namely, running devotional lyricism, which was never attempted before or after Shakespeare in England.
A must-read for all who seek fresh insight into these sonnets, Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Philosophical Glimpses offers a study in self-improvement, in addition to expanding the literary understanding of this iconic author’s work.
Ch. Suryanarayana Rao
Sri Ch. Suryanarayana Rao is a retired senior official of the Government of India. He is a poet by aptitude and instinct. He has also given lectures on Hindu spiritual works like the Bhagawad Gita, Ramayanam, Bhagawatham, Sivananda Lahari, etc. Sri Rao has authored over ten books in English, Sanskrit and Telugu, which have all been very well received. He is a big fan of classical English literature and has even translated Tagore’s Gitanjali in Sanskrit (Geetanjali-Ganamrutam), and William Shakespeare’s sonnets in Telugu. These two unique pieces have paved the way for his present work, which marks his transition from poetry to the field of literary and philosophical criticism. The author hopes that his work will provide a fresh understanding of and appreciation for Shakespeare’s sonnets from the Indian philosophical viewpoint.
