The Epic of Ram
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2020
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-98614-5 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-98614-5 (ISBN)
The Epic of Ram, Volume 5 relates the story’s three middle episodes—Ram’s battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, and his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeys—and climaxes in Hanuman’s journey to the island of Lanka to find Sita. This edition features the Avadhi text in the Devanagari script alongside the English translation.
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.
Volume 5 encompasses the story’s three middle episodes—Ram’s meetings with forest sages, his battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeys—and climaxes with the god Hanuman’s heroic journey to the island city of Lanka to locate and comfort Sita.
This new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of the inspired poet and storyteller. It is accompanied by the most widely accepted edition of the Avadhi text, presented in the Devanagari script.
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.
Volume 5 encompasses the story’s three middle episodes—Ram’s meetings with forest sages, his battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeys—and climaxes with the god Hanuman’s heroic journey to the island city of Lanka to locate and comfort Sita.
This new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of the inspired poet and storyteller. It is accompanied by the most widely accepted edition of the Avadhi text, presented in the Devanagari script.
Philip Lutgendorf is Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.01.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Murty Classical Library of India |
| Übersetzer | Philip Lutgendorf |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 133 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-98614-8 / 0674986148 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-98614-5 / 9780674986145 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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