Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque

Thu Oct 31 10:27:04 UTC 2019

Dear Matthew and Colleagues

Will it be OK for me to share the designs and information with a Facebook group on the art of illustration? I think they will be fascinated.

Thank you -

Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK

> On 30 Oct 2019, at 08:49, alakendu das via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Thank you very much.
> Alakendu Das.
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> From: Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu <mailto:mkapstei at uchicago.edu>>
> Sent: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:06:44 GMT+0530
> To: "Tieken, H.J.H." <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl <mailto:H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>>, alakendu das <mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com <mailto:mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com>>
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque
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> Dear Herman,
> 
> Thanks a lot for this interesting reference. There is of course a tremendous amount of 19th-century European theatre, opera, poetry, painting with oriental themes - it's a very big topic and has been the object of much research. But it is not so much my area, though I am interested - I posted the Toulouse-Lautrec to the list just as an amusing curiosity and not in connection with any academic project that I am undertaking. 
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> best regards,
> Matthew
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> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études, 
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
> 
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
> From: Tieken, H.J.H. <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl <mailto:H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:29 AM
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> Subject: RE: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque
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> Dear Matthew, Some years ago I attended a paper delivered by Emilio Ghezzi, the partner of our colleague Daniela Rossella (University of Potenza) on the designs of the stage and costumes of 19th-century operas with oriental themes. Emilio is a composer himself. I do have a tape with music composed by him somewhere but do not have the necessary equipment anymore. It was a fascinating paper with many slides of original drawings from the 19th century. I do not know if the paper has already been published, but hope it will.
> The most recent email address of Emilio (and Daniela) I have is ghezziem at tin.it <mailto:ghezziem at tin.it>.
> Best, Herman
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> Herman Tieken
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> Van: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces at list.indology.info <mailto:indology-bounces at list.indology.info>] namens Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY [indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>]
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> Onderwerp: Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque
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> Dear Alakendu,
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> There are several English translations. The best known is perhaps the "Little Clay Cart" of the American Sanskritist Arthur Ryder, first published in 1905.
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> cordially,
> Matthew
> 
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études, 
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
> 
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
> From: mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com <mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com> on behalf of alakendu das <mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 2:16 AM
> To: Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
> Cc: indology at list.indology.info <INDOLOGY at list.indology.info>
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque
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> Dr.Kapstein,
> I rue that I saw this post so late.It <https://f6mobile.rediff.com/cgi-bin/prored.cgi?red=http://late.It&isImage=0&BlockImage=0&rediffng=0&rdf=VW0Jalc5Vz4BMQAxU2EHP1ZkXzAPMQRvU29eJgc1AGleeA%3D%3D&rogue=69661426a5944b68cca2fb4194cac1377a0a9342>'s indeed awe-inspiring.! I feel there exists an English version of MrchhaKatikam, namely The Clay Cart.I shall confirm it.
> Alakendu Das 
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> From: Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> Sent: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:09:29 GMT+0530
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> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit drama in La Belle Époque
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> Dear Indologists,
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> You may find this to be amusing. 
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> Visiting the huge exhibition of the works of Toulouse-Lautrec currently on view at the Grand Palais in Paris, I was surprised to find, amidst his many posters for theater and cabaret, the one I include here, for a production of the 
> Mṛcchakaṭikā, - the title is even given in devanagari at lower right. If you read carefully, you'll see that TL himself is credited with the sets for the fifth act, though I do not know if any trace of these survives, or if it was photographed. They must have been wonderful!
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> <IMG_1488.JPG>
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> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études, 
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
> 
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
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