Versions and interpretations of Sakuntala by a historian

Romila Thapar, whom I have provided other links to on this blog, wrote a very usable book about the many versions of the Sakuntala story.

Usable also in helping students to see how the idea of an Indian and a Sanskrit literature have come down to the modern period ...

http://www.amazon.com/Sakuntala-Readings-Histories-Romila-Thapar/dp/0231156553/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1373478846&sr=8-5&keywords=romila+thapar