Sir William Jones: Volume Commemorating the Bicentenary of His Death (1794-1994).

• Author: GEROW, EDWIN
• Position: Bibliography included - Review

Sir William Jones: Volume Commemorating the Bicentenary of His Death (1794-1994). Edited by K. PADDAYA et al. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, vols. 54-55 (1994-95). Pune: S. T. BARNE, REGISTRAR, 1996. Pp. xxxv + 395. Rs 500 (paper).

Though the Journal does not normally review issues of other journals, an exception is made in this case, as the combined volumes 54 and 55 of the Bulletin are in effect both a Festschrift and a substantial book. The lietmotif, Sir William Jones, however, becomes somewhat less noticeable as one reads through the collection of papers, which are organized in three sets: "Sir William Jones," "Sanskrit and Linguistic Studies," and "Ancient Indian Culture." Clearly, the first set, with papers by Garland Cannon, Kenneth Kennedy, S. N. Mukherjee, Ludo and...