The Light of Asia
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Eight books of blank verse retell the life of Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha, as Sir Edwin Arnold, an English poet and journalist, set it down for English readers. The first book begins before his birth, with Queen Maya's dream of a white elephant with six tusks, and goes on to his birth under a tree in the palace grounds. The poem then follows his renunciation, enlightenment and teaching.
Arnold dedicated it to the Order of the Star of India, and it was first published in 1879.
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Book facts
- Author
- Sir Edwin Arnold
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online