Author: Mallanaga Vatsyayana

Brand: Mittal Publishing 

Edition: 1

Features:

• The only unabridged book available on Kama Sutra written by Vatsyayana and translated by Sir Richard Burton and F. F. Arbuthnot
• More than 500 illustrations and paintings
• One of the best wedding gifts

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 320

Details: One of the great classics of erotica, the Kama Sutra is renowned for its detailed advice on love and lovemaking. The present edition reproduces the famed translation by Sir Richard Francis Burton, renowned British explorer and scholar. Considered one of the best English translations of this early Indian treatise, the work s crisp style set a new standard for translations from the Sanskrit, while the book itself offered an incomparable window onto the culture and mysticism of the East. In this complete and illustrated edition, the Kama Sutra text is accompanied with 310 illustrations in full colour and great works of art from palm leaf manuscripts, sculptures, plaques, cloth paintings and frescoes. Gathered from the museums and private collections around the world, these rare images clearly illustrate all 64 sexual positions and the erotic instructions set forth in the Kama Sutra. The result is a dazzling and sensuous reading experience through which the teachings of the Kama Sutra spring to life. Superbly presented, it is the perfect gift for all lovers of erotic art and writings. About the Author Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, spy, cartographer, ethnologist, poet, linguist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explortions within Asia, Africa and the Americas as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. Burton was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behaviour, travel, falconry, fencing, sexual practices and ethnography.

ISBN: 9789380936352

Package Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English