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Rama the Steadfast: An Early Form of the Ramayana (Penguin Classics)
M Valmiki
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Description for Rama the Steadfast: An Early Form of the Ramayana (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Composed in the oral tradition in about the fifth century BC, this story, about the warrior-prince Rama, has been retold over the generations ever since. With its fantastical characters ranging ranging to monsters to apes, a very human hero and its profound moral purpose, it is one of the greatest of all Indian tales. Translator(s): Brockington, John L.; Brockington, Mary. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, King of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest. His devoted wife Sita insists on accompanying him in exile, but the evil ten-headed lord Ravana has fallen deeply in love with the beautiful princess and steals her away. Aided by Hanuman, mighty captain of the monkeys, Rama sets out across the world to find her and destroy Ravana in a deadly battle. Rama the Steadfast was composed in the oral tradition in about the fifth century BC and has been retold over the generations ever since. With its fantastical characters ranging from monsters to apes, a very human hero and its profound moral purpose, it is one of the greatest of all Indian tales.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140447446
SKU
V9780140447446
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Ref
99-1
About M Valmiki
John Brockington is Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit in the School of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely on Sanskrit literature, especially epics, and is the Secretary General of the International Association of Sanskrit studies. Mary Brockington has published on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Harivamsa, and on traditional tales and early literature in Europe and South Asia. John Brockington is emeritus Professor of Sanskrit in the School of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely on Sanskrit literature, especially epics, and is the Secretary General of the International Association of Sanskrit studies. Mary Brockington has published on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Harivamsa, and on traditional tales and early literature in Europe and South Asia.
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