Monday, May 12, 2008

Jabberwocky (in Sanskrit)

Thus have I heard:

American Oriental Society

PROGRAM OF THE 211th MEETING

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Papers in Memory of Daniel H. H. Ingalls:

89.
Ashok Aklujkar, University of British Columbia

Using Lewis Carroll to Fill a Gap in Palace Walls: Jabberwocky in Sanskrit.

Not a joke; the paper translates Carroll. And then explains his choices in Sanskrit. Brillig, ain't it?

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