Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic - Softcover

Menon, Ramesh

 
9780865476950: Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0865476950 ISBN 13: 9780865476950
Verlag: North Point Press, 2004

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The great Indian epic rendered in modern prose

India's most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be one of the world's great literary masterpieces. Still an integral part of India's cultural and religious expression, the Ramayana was originally composed by the Sanskrit poet Valmiki around 300 b.c. The epic of Prince Rama's betrayal, exile, and struggle to rescue his faithful wife, Sita, from the clutches of a demon and to reclaim his throne has profoundly affected the literature, art, and culture of South and Southeast Asia-an influence most likely unparalleled in the history of world literature, except, possibly, for the Bible.

Throughout the centuries, countless versions of the epic have been produced in numerous formats and languages. But previous English versions have been either too short to capture the magnitude of the original; too secular in presenting what is, in effect, scripture; or dry, line-by-line translations. Now novelist Ramesh Menon has rendered the tale in lyrical prose that conveys all the beauty and excitement of the original, while making this spiritual and literary classic accessible to a new generation of readers.

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Ramesh Menon is the author of Blue God: A Life of Krishna and The Hunt for K, a national bestseller in India. A former journalist, he lives in Kodaikanal, India.

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Verlag
North Point Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0865476950
ISBN 13 
9780865476950
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Anzahl der Seiten
720
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