Reading with the Rsi:: A Cross-Cultural and Comparative Literary Approach to Vālmīki’s Rāmāyana: A Cross-Cultural and Comparative Literary Approach to ... Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University) - Softcover

Goldman, Robert P.

 
9789354422829: Reading with the Rsi:: A Cross-Cultural and Comparative Literary Approach to Vālmīki’s Rāmāyana: A Cross-Cultural and Comparative Literary Approach to ... Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9354422829 ISBN 13: 9789354422829
Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

The work examines the nature and contents of the Sanskrit epic poem, generally called the Valmiki Ramayana, in the form(s) it has come down to us in modernity. It discusses the issues the poem presents to the translator and reader in light of the ancient epic’s popularity and profound influence on religious, ethical, social and political thought since its composition, on the culture of India and other nations of Southeast Asia. The essay examines the poem in terms of western and Indian aesthetic norms and tastes as a work of world literature and as an outstanding example of Indian poetry.

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About the Author

Robert P. Goldman is Professor of Sanskrit and India Studies, and Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor in South and Southeast Asian Studies, at University of California at Berkeley.

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Publisher
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9354422829
ISBN 13 
9789354422829
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
72