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The Works of Sir William Jones By William Jones

The Works of Sir William Jones by William Jones


Summary

A celebrated lawyer, translator and poet, Sir William Jones (1746-94) wrote prolifically and authoritatively on politics, comparative linguistics and oriental literature. These thirteen volumes, first published in 1807, contain Jones' complete writings, including seminal works such as The Principles of Government (1782), 'On the Hindus' (1786), and Sacontala (1789).

The Works of Sir William Jones Summary

The Works of Sir William Jones: With the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth by William Jones

A renowned Enlightenment polymath, Sir William Jones (1746-94) was a lawyer, translator and poet who wrote authoritatively on politics, comparative linguistics and oriental literature. Known initially for his Persian translations and political radicalism, Jones became further celebrated for his study and translation of ancient Sanskrit texts following his appointment to the supreme court in Calcutta in 1783. He spent the next eleven years introducing Europe to the mysticism and rationality of Hinduism through works such as his nine 'Hymns' to Hindu deities and his translation of the Sanskrit classic Sacontala, influencing Romantic writers from William Blake to August Wilhelm Schlegel. Volume 11 of his thirteen-volume works, published in 1807, contains most of Jones' Histoire de Nader Chah (1770), a memoir of the famed Iranian ruler, translated into French from the Persian. Commissioned by the king of Denmark, this was Jones' first publication. Widely praised, it established him as a pre-eminent orientalist.

Table of Contents

Preface du traducteur; Dedications; Preface de l'auteur; Introduction; Sommaire; Livre 1; Livre 2; Livre 3; Livre 4; Livre 5.

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NLS9781108055796
9781108055796
1108055796
The Works of Sir William Jones: With the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth by William Jones
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Cambridge University Press
2013-03-28
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