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The Epic of Ram: Volume 2
Rohini Tulsidas Chowdhury
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Description for The Epic of Ram: Volume 2
Hardback. The Epic of Ram by Tulsidas has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India and an influential literary masterpiece. This volume recounts Ram s birth on earth, his youthful adventures, and the celebration of his marriage to Sita." Translator(s): Lutgendorf, Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies Philip, PhD (University of Iowa). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
The authoritative new translation of the epic Ramayana, as retold by the sixteenth-century poet Tulsidas and cherished by millions to this day.
The Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas (1543–1623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, the poem has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India. A devotional work revered and recited by millions of Hindus today, it is also a magisterial compendium of philosophy and lore and a literary masterpiece.
In the second volume, prompted by the tyranny of the demon king ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Murty Classical Library of India
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674088610
SKU
V9780674088610
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99-48
About Rohini Tulsidas Chowdhury
Philip Lutgendorf is Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa.
Reviews for The Epic of Ram: Volume 2
[A] cause for celebration—one of India’s most influential texts has been translated into contemporary English by a pivotal scholar who has devoted much of his career to the text, and its afterlives…Gives us a firm starting point for charting horizons and pathways into still-living traditions.
Nikhil Govind
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Lutgendorf manages a simplicity, elegance and dignity, whereas attempts ... Read more
Nikhil Govind
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Lutgendorf manages a simplicity, elegance and dignity, whereas attempts ... Read more