The Works of Sir William Jones

With the Life of the Author by Lord Teignmouth

By:

William Jones

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society

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A 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. Volume 7 of his thirteen-volume works, published in 1807, addresses Jones' significant jurisprudential work, containing his 'Charges' as a supreme court judge. It also contains Jones's most controversial work, his Institutes of Hindu Law (1794), a translation from Sanskrit which Jones considered his masterpiece, although postcolonial scholars argue that it cemented Britain's imperial control over India.

Release date Australia

March 28th, 2013

Author

William Jones

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited by Lord Teignmouth

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

408

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society

Dimensions

140x216x23

ISBN-13

9781108055758

Product ID

20852307

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