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| MarcoDiAngelo Tetraglot Senior Member Yugoslavia Joined 6258 days ago 208 posts - 345 votes  Speaks: Serbian*, English, Spanish, Russian Studies: Thai, Polish | Message 1 of 36 19 May 2012 at 10:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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"Hello,
Thank you very much for your interest in our publications. This is to inform you that we will publish a Sanskrit course for English speakers at the end of the year. Best regards." I wish they would make Cantonese and real Thai courses, as well as advanced Japanese and Chinese.... 9 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 4827 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 2 of 36 19 May 2012 at 11:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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Good news indeed. Thanks for the heads up!
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| Hampie Diglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 6470 days ago 625 posts - 1009 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: Latin, German, Mandarin | Message 3 of 36 19 May 2012 at 11:34pm | IP Logged | ||
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I wish they'd translate the ancient greek course.
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| dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4833 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 4 of 36 20 May 2012 at 12:11am | IP Logged | ||
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Wow, for real? That is good news. I think I will buy it. Rather random though, when
there's so many more "obvious" choices lacking. It is nice to see them expand their English base though. I'd love to see a Latin course. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Juаn Senior Member Colombia Joined 5156 days ago 727 posts - 1830 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 5 of 36 20 May 2012 at 12:56am | IP Logged | ||
I'm very, very pleasantly surprised by these news! Honestly I thought we'd never this one appear. I must confess I'm incredulous though. How reliable is this information? When is the original French course being released? When (if) it is, I'll snap it up immediately.
I'd say rather, long overdue. Very few languages, fewer than you can count on the fingers of your hand, can boast a comparable body of literature and thought. With the creation of the The Murty Classical Library of India it seems things are looking up for us lovers of that wonderful civilization. 6 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4833 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 6 of 36 20 May 2012 at 1:25am | IP Logged | ||
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Yes, I really hope this information is reliable. I was one of the people seriously let
down by some one on the forum pretending that a Polish course was going to be available. @Juan, that link looks fantastic. In fact, several of your posts have implanted in me the desire to learn Sanskrit, as well as furnished me with an understanding of.how difficult that may be. Perhaps an Assimil course would make it just a little more possible. Could you possibly point me to one or two standard "classic" works of Sanskrit literature? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Juаn Senior Member Colombia Joined 5156 days ago 727 posts - 1830 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 7 of 36 20 May 2012 at 2:07am | IP Logged | ||
Yes, Sanskrit is a challenging language, but its difficulty is matched by its beauty. About Sanskrit literature, it is varied and extensive as it is polished. What type of works are you interested in? There are sophisticated political treatises such as the अर्थशास्त्र (Arthaśāstra), a linguistics textbook by पाणिनि (Pāṇini) that remained at the forefront of that science until the European 18th century, vast quantities of works on philosophy and logic from competing schools, much poetry, theater and devotional literature. A good place to start would be the महाभारत (Mahābhārata), probably the greatest epic every composed, at the heart of which lies that famous statement of Hindu ethics, the भगवद्गीता (Bhagavad Gītā), along with plays by कालिदास (Kālidāsa) and the उपनिषद (Upaniṣad), the culminating expression of Vedānta philosophy and religion. These three will provide you with a good preview of the Indian genius. If you read German, one can profit much from the Geschichte der indischen Litteratur by M. Winternitz. A good introduction to Indian civilization in English is The Wonder that Was India by A. L. Basham. 10 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| MarcoDiAngelo Tetraglot Senior Member Yugoslavia Joined 6258 days ago 208 posts - 345 votes Speaks: Serbian*, English, Spanish, Russian Studies: Thai, Polish | Message 8 of 36 20 May 2012 at 2:58am | IP Logged | ||
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Well, I don't know for sure how reliable this information is - if they're lying to me, I'm lying to you. :)
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