The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume III
Aranyakāṇḍa
$71.99
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2016
Summary
This is the third volume of a planned seven-volume translation of India’s most beloved and influential epic tale–the Ramayana of Valmiki. This third volume carries forward the narrative by following the exiled hero Rama, his wife, and his brother on their wanderings. The book contains the narrative center of the epic, the abduction of Sita by the demon king Ravana. It provides a profound meditation on the paradox of the hero as both human and divine. The present translation seeks to provid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691173856 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691173850 |
| Author: | Robert P. Goldman, Sheldon I. Pollock |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 595g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Princeton Library of Asian Translations |
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Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
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Robert P. Goldman
Goldman is Professor of Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley.
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