The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
by:
R.K. Narayan (author)
Vālmīki (author)
"The Ramayana" is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to recreate the excitement...
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"The Ramayana" is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to recreate the excitement and joy he has found in the original. It can be enjoyed and appreciated, he suggests, for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its practical wisdom - or just as a thrilling tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe thronged with heroes, deities and demons.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140187007 (0140187006)
Publish date: February 1st 1993
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Religion,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Poetry,
Spirituality,
Mythology,
Hinduism
I happened to pick up this book when I went to New Delhi for work. I didn't know about Indian mythology at all, because in Europe we read only Greek Mythology at school, but what I've always like about India is that in this country, the animals seem to have equal rights as Man. So, when I picked up ...
This is one of those really entertaining but makes you want to smack someone. But at least the gods in this version agree with me. It is nice to know that the Bible isn’t the only work that screws women over. The amount of time that men in this epic, who keep telling you they are powerful dudes, b...
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