{"product_id":"bhagavad-gita-a-new-translation-paperback","title":"Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make ancient masterpieces thrillingly new, to step in where many have tried before and create versions that are definitive for our time. His celebrated version of the Tao Te Ching is the most popular edition in print, and his translations of Jesus, Rilke, Genesis, and Job have won the hearts of readers and critics alike. Stephen Mitchell now brings to the Bhagavad Gita his gift for breathing new life into sacred texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita is universally acknowledged as one of the world's literary and spiritual masterpieces. It is the core text of the Hindu tradition and has been treasured by American writers from Emerson and Thoreau to T. S. Eliot, who called it the greatest philosophical poem after the \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. There have been more than two hundred English translations of the Gita, including many competent literal versions, but not one of them is a superlative literary text in its own right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow all that has changed. Stephen Mitchell's \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e sings with the clarity, the vigor, and the intensity of the original Sanskrit. It will, as William Arrowsmith said of Mitchell's translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Sonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e, \"instantly make every other rendering obsolete.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell is widely known for his ability to make ancient masterpieces thrillingly new, to step in where many have tried before and create versions that are definitive for our time. His celebrated version of the Tao Te Ching is the most popular edition in print, and his translations of Jesus, Rilke, Genesis, and Job have won the hearts of readers and critics alike. Stephen Mitchell now brings to the Bhagavad Gita his gift for breathing new life into sacred texts. \u003cbr\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita is universally acknowledged as one of the world's literary and spiritual masterpieces. It is the core text of the Hindu tradition and has been treasured by American writers from Emerson and Thoreau to T. S. Eliot, who called it the greatest philosophical poem after the \"Divine Comedy. There have been more than two hundred English translations of the Gita, including many competent literal versions, but not one of them is a superlative literary text in its own right. \u003cbr\u003eNow all that has changed. Stephen Mitchell's \"Bhagavad Gita sings with the clarity, the vigor, and the intensity of the original Sanskrit. It will, as William Arrowsmith said of Mitchell's translation of \"The Sonnets to Orpheus, \"instantly make every other rendering obsolete.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell's many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Job\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParables and Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeetings with the Archangel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Frog Prince\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44835928211558,"sku":"9780609810347","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aKBt3pMT3l9780609810347.webp?v=1772333661","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bhagavad-gita-a-new-translation-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}