Shakuntala (The Recognition of Shakuntala)
شکونتلا (بازشناختن شکونتلا)
Author: Kalidasa · c. 400 CE
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The masterpiece of Sanskrit drama. While hunting, King Dushyanta falls in love with Shakuntala, a hermit's foster daughter, and secretly marries her. An angry sage's curse makes the king forget her, and only a lost ring restores his memory of Shakuntala and their son.
شاهکار تئاتر سنسکریت هند. پادشاه دوشیانتا در شکار با شکونتلا، دختر پرورش‌یافتهٔ یک زاهد، دلباخته و پنهانی با او پیمان زناشویی می‌بندد. نفرین زاهدی خشمگین پادشاه را دچار فراموشی می‌کند و تنها انگشتری گمشده او را به یاد شکونتلا و فرزندشان بازمی‌گرداند.
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اجرا · G. Venu · Natanakairali, in Kutiyattam style (Sanskrit theatre of Kerala) · 15th Kutiyattam Festival · 2002 · review with production photos (Narthaki) ▶ Listen at the source ↗
نقد · C. P. Unnikrishnan · Narthaki · admiring ▶ Listen at the source ↗
اجرا · Community 20 & Grit Productions · translation by Will Johnson · Union Theatre, Southwark, London · 2009 ▶ Listen at the source ↗
نقد · Howard Loxton · British Theatre Guide · mixed ▶ Listen at the source ↗
اجرا · Charles Roy · Anita Majumdar, Sanjay Talwar · Pleiades Theatre, Toronto · 2009 ▶ Listen at the source ↗
نقد · Paula Citron · Classical FM (Toronto) · admiring ▶ Listen at the source ↗
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- Author
- Kalidasa
- Year
- c. 400 CE
- Class
- Landmark Productions
- Type
- Theater
- Source
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