Epic in India - Softcover

Tutun Mukherjee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354423760 ISBN 13: 9789354423765

Publisher: Orient Blackswan, 2023

Synopsis

Through Indian life and culture, the epics of the subcontinent flow like the subterranean River Saraswati. Like Yuddhishthira, who is faced with the puzzling questions posed to him by the enigmatic Yaksha in the Mahabharata, the Indian Everyman, conscious of dharma and niti, is expected to find answers to ethical and existential dilemmas. While the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and Silappadikaram are the best known of the sacred narratives of the past, there exists a vast reservoir of other epics―many still in the oral tradition. This compendium, the first of its kind, explores the many literary traditions and strands that run parallel but also provide interesting contrasts in the experience of the epics. The multiple frames provide a cultural continuum which shapes and is shaped by the epics.

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About the Author

Tutun Mukherjee (late) was Professor and Head, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest were comparative literature, culture studies and world literatures, among others. Bharathi Harishankar is Vice Chancellor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women (Deemed University) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Prior to her appointment as VC, she was Professor of English and Head, Department of Women's Studies, University of Madras.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orient Blackswan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354423760
• ISBN 13: 9789354423765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416