{"product_id":"the-works-of-sir-william-jones-with-the-life-of-the-author-by-lord-teignmouth-paperback-9781108055703","title":"The Works of Sir William Jones; With the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108055703","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Works of Sir William Jones\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe complete thirteen-volume works, with memoir, of the orientalist and poet Sir William Jones (1746–94), first published in 1807.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Jones (Author), Lord Teignmouth (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108055703, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e466 pages, 21 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA renowned Enlightenment polymath, Sir William Jones (1746–94) was a lawyer, translator and poet who wrote authoritatively on politics, comparative linguistics and oriental literature. Known initially for his Persian translations and political radicalism, Jones became further celebrated for his study and translation of ancient Sanskrit texts following his appointment to the supreme court in Calcutta in 1783. He spent the next eleven years introducing Europe to the mysticism and rationality of Hinduism through works such as his nine 'Hymns' to Hindu deities and his translation of the Sanskrit classic Sacontalá, influencing Romantic writers from William Blake to August Wilhelm Schlegel. Volume 3 of his thirteen-volume works, published in 1807, contains Jones' 'Anniversary Discourses' (1784–94) addressed to the Asiatick Society as its president - including 'On the Hindus' (1786), a seminal work of comparative linguistics. It also contains his landmark essay of cultural comparison, 'On the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India' (1784).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A discourse delivered at a meeting of the Asiatick Society\u003cbr\u003e 2. A discourse on the institution of a society, for inquiring into the history, antiquities, arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia\u003cbr\u003e 3. The second anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 4. The third anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 5. The fourth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 6. The fifth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 7. The sixth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 8. The seventh anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 9. The eighth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 10. The ninth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 11. The tenth anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 12. The eleventh anniversary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 13. A dissertation on the orthography of Asiatick words in Roman letters\u003cbr\u003e 14. On the gods of Greece, Italy, and India.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913172672792,"sku":"9781108055703","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108055703i.jpg?v=1696747265","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-works-of-sir-william-jones-with-the-life-of-the-author-by-lord-teignmouth-paperback-9781108055703","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}