This set of plays provides an array of Sanskrit drama and satire, with plots that vary from the "strikingly Shakespearian" (as H. H. Wilson described it ) "Little Clay Cart" to a dramatization of and amendment to the "Ramayana" in "Rama's Last Act." In addition to its scope of genre, the set covers a large period of time (the "Three Satires" by Bhallata, Kshemendra, and Nila*kan alone were written over a period of nearly a thousand years) and also includes several works traditionally given less modern attention, such as "Malavika and Agni*mitra" by Kali*dasa, in order to provide a multifaceted view of Sankskrit theater.

Included in this set:

"The Lady of the Jewel Necklace" & "The Lady who Shows her Love"

By Harsha. Translated by Wendy Doniger.

514 pages / 978-0-8147-1996-1

Little Clay Cart

By Shudraka. Translated by Diwakar Acharya. Foreword by Partha Chatterjee.

640 pages / 978-0-8147-0729-6

Malavika and Agni*mitra

Kali*dasa. Translated by Daniel Balogh and Eszter Somogyi.

350 pages / 978-0-8147-8702-1

Rakshasa's Ring

By Vishakha*datta. Translated by Michael Coulson

385 pages / 978-0-8147-1661-8

Rama Beyond Price

By Murari. Edited and translated by Judit Toerzsoek.

638 pages / 978-0-8147-8295-8

Rama's Last Act

By Bhava*bhuti. Translated by Sheldon Pollock. Foreword by Girish Karnad.

458 pages / 978-0-8147-6733-7

The Recognition of Shakuntala (Kashmir Recension)

By Kali*dasa. Edited and translated by Somadeva Vasudeva.

419 pages / 978-0-8147-8815-8

Three Satires

By Bhallata, Kshemendra, and Nila*kantha. Edited and translated by Somadeva Vasudeva.

403 pages / 978-0-8147-8814-1