An Interview with Lee Siegel

Abstract

The article titled An Interview with Lee Siegel features translator and scholar Lee Siegel reflecting on his deep engagement with the Gīta Govinda. In this conversation, Siegel addresses the intricacies and emotional terrain of translating sacred eroticism, while highlighting Jayadeva’s poetic brilliance. He emphasizes how performance, language, and theology interweave in the text, offering readers an entryway into its literary and spiritual richness.