Epic in India - Softcover

 
9789354423765: Epic in India

Inhaltsangabe

Through Indian life and culture, the epics of the subcontinent flow like the subterranean River Saraswati. Like Yuddhishthira, who is faced with the puzzling questions posed to him by the enigmatic Yaksha in the Mahabharata, the Indian Everyman, conscious of dharma and niti, is expected to find answers to ethical and existential dilemmas. While the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and Silappadikaram are the best known of the sacred narratives of the past, there exists a vast reservoir of other epics―many still in the oral tradition.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tutun Mukherjee (late) was Professor and Head, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest were comparative literature, culture studies and world literatures, among others.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.