Garden of Kama
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The Garden of Kama is a book published in 1901 and written by Adela Florence Nicolson
under the pseudonym
Laurence Hope, and illustrated by Byam Shaw
. The poems in the book were passed off as translations of Indian poets by a man, and thus the book received much more attention that they would likely have done if she had published them under her own name. All of the poems in the book were original works, none was actually a translation.
The poetry in this volume was characteristic of all of Nicolson's poems, making liberal use of the imagery and symbols from the poets of the North-West Frontier of India
and the Sufi poets of Persia. The poems are typically about unrequited love
and loss.
The book was initially praised upon its released by many prominent poets, Thomas Hardy
among them, although some reviewers were uncertain about the authenticity of the translations. James Darmesteter, Professor of Persian at the prestigious College de France, Paris
documented the images used by the frontier "bards" as being symbols of the latent Sufi nature of their songs and they were "exposed" as being original works.
The book was published in America in 1942 as India's Love Lyrics.
Adela Florence Nicolson
Adela Florence Nicolson was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope.- Biography :...
under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Laurence Hope, and illustrated by Byam Shaw
Byam Shaw
John Byam Liston Shaw , commonly known as Byam Shaw, was an Indian-born British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher.-Family:...
. The poems in the book were passed off as translations of Indian poets by a man, and thus the book received much more attention that they would likely have done if she had published them under her own name. All of the poems in the book were original works, none was actually a translation.
The poetry in this volume was characteristic of all of Nicolson's poems, making liberal use of the imagery and symbols from the poets of the North-West Frontier of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and the Sufi poets of Persia. The poems are typically about unrequited love
Unrequited love
Unrequited love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep affections...
and loss.
The book was initially praised upon its released by many prominent poets, Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
among them, although some reviewers were uncertain about the authenticity of the translations. James Darmesteter, Professor of Persian at the prestigious College de France, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
documented the images used by the frontier "bards" as being symbols of the latent Sufi nature of their songs and they were "exposed" as being original works.
The book was published in America in 1942 as India's Love Lyrics.