Gita Govinda

The Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda (ISBN 0-231-11097-9) is Barbara Stoler Miller's translation of the Gita Govinda, a lyrical Sanskrit epic composed by the great poet from Orissa, Jayadeva. The book contains a foreword by John Stratton Hawley and includes extensive commentary on the verse and topic of the poem. Jayadeva is considered one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of all times. ... The Gita Govinda or the Song of the Shri Krishna is a work composed in the 12th century by Jayadeva Goswami. ... Jayadeva is considered one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of all times. ... A foreword is a literary device that is often found in the beginning of a piece of literature, before the introduction. ...