The Mahabharata, Volume 7: Book 11: The Book of the Women Book 12: The Book of Peace, Part 1 - Hardcover

"[Fitzgerald] must now be regarded as among the great Mahabharata scholars of our time. The present volume has been under production for more than twenty years, and is a work of great maturity and meticulousness. . . . Fitzgerald has written a long introduction . . . that is must reading for all scholars of Indian literature and religion. . . . The translation is excellent, and will not be replaced in the foreseeablew future."--Frederick M. Smith "Religious Studies Review " "Fitzgerald is to be congratulated for continuing the high standards set by van Buitenen. . . . If this volume is any indication of future volumes, readers are indeed in for a rich treat."--Carl Olson "Hindu Studies " "This book is probably the most important Indological publication since Van Buitenen's 1978 translation of books four and five. . . . It is difficult realistically to imagine a more serious, careful and timely translation than this one."--Simon Brodbeck "South Asian Research " "Ther Chicago Mahabharata has resumed. Now more than ever, it is an epic undertaking. . . . Beyond giving a readable translation of the text, Fitzgerald has done just about all that could be done to enable an English reader to savor the structure, stature, density, and significance of these parts of the Mahabharata. . . . The University of Chicago Press has edited and produced the volume so beautifully that it reignites the desire for the whole set to be done."--Willis G. Regier "MLN " "The resumption of the publication of the English Mahabharata is a cause for celebration among Indologists as well as readers throughout the world, and this audience owes a great deal of gratitude to Fitzgerald for his efforts as translator and editor. . . . Readers of the Mahabharata can eagerly look forward to the future volumes of the series, and are greatly indebted to James Fitzgerald for his continued labors to bring the great Indian epic to a modern English audience." --Whitney Cox "South Asia News "

The second-longest poem in world literature, The Mahabharata is an epic tale, replete with legends, romances, theology, and metaphysical doctrine written in Sanskrit. This is a translation of 11. The Book of Women and 12. The Book of Peace, Part One. and is a resumption of the first modern English translation.