Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t18.27

v2.c10.s2.t18.27

*Shakuntala* has been translated into a number of modern Indian dialects. In 1789, it was first translated into English by the British scholar William Jones, and in 1791, from the English version it was translated into German. Soon after, this Indian play caused a sensation in vulture western countries, and won high praise from the German philosopher Johann Gottfried von Herder and the great poet Friedrich Schiller.