Il giorno 18 dic 2025, alle ore 21:59, Marco Franceschini <marco.franceschini3@gmail.com> ha scritto:Dear colleagues and friends,it is with great pleasure that I inform you of the publication of the following book:
Stanzas by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita. Scorn for the Age of Strife, A Century of Verse to Delight the Court, The Charms of Inner Peace. Translated by Alex Passi. Unicopli, 2005. Pp. 152. ISBN: 9788840023359.
The translation of the three short works by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, carried out in a rigorous yet vivid and engaging style, is preceded by a learned, clear and very concise introduction, in the Translator’s style.
Alex Passi is the author of elegant and unsurpassed translations (into Italian) of Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita and Saundarananda, and Bhartṛhari's Śatakatraya. During his brilliant university career, Prof. Passi had to face the tough challenge of teaching Sanskrit to me.
Best wishes,Marco---Marco Franceschini
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University of Bologna
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