The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki
The Complete English Translation
$61.61
- Paperback
960 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2022
Summary
The definitive English translation of the classic Sanskrit epic poem — now available in a one-volume paperback.
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the monumental Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu, has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of South and Southeast Asia from antiquity to the present. Filled with thrilling battles, flying monkeys, and ten-headed demons, the work, composed almost 3,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691206868 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691206864 |
| Author: | Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 960 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.17kg |
| Dimensions: | 64mm x 159mm x 237mm |
| Series: | Princeton Library of Asian Translations |
Critics Review
“A masterpiece of scholarship.” —Wendy Doniger, New York Review of Books
“A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year”
“A masterpiece of scholarship.”—Wendy Doniger, New York Review of Books
“Readers interested in India’s sacred texts, poetic traditions, and conventions of Sanskrit poetry will find much to savor in The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: The Complete English Translation.”—Paula Richman, Reading Religion
Robert P. Goldman
Robert P. Goldman is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the Rāmāyaṇa Translation Project.
Sally J. Sutherland Goldman is senior lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the Rāmāyaṇa Translation Project.
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