The Kannada Mahabharata (1) - Couverture rigide

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Kumaravyasa, .

 
9780674292543: The Kannada Mahabharata (1)
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ISBN 10 : 0674292545 ISBN 13 : 9780674292543
Editeur : Harvard University Press, 2024

Synopsis

The classic Kannada version of the Mahabharata, a jewel of world literature, translated into English.

The Mahabharata, a cornerstone of ancient Indian literature, recounts the rivalry between branches of a royal family, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, culminating in a cataclysmic war. It has inspired numerous adaptations across languages and artistic media.

The Kannada Mahabharata, known as Kumāravyāsa Bhārata, is an innovative retelling where Krishna occupies center stage, composed by the fifteenth-century poet Kumaravyasa. His powerful verses critique kingship and caste and remain popular in musical performances and improvisational folk theatre today.

Volume 1 comprises "The Book of Beginnings" and "The Book of the Assembly," including Pandu's tragic death, the marriage of the Pandavas to Draupadi, Arjuna's fiery destruction of the Khandava forest, the slaying of King Shishupala, and the dice game plotted by the Kauravas leading to the Pandavas's exile.

This edition, which abridges the Kannada classic, presents a new English translation and the most reliable text of the original in the Kannada script.

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À propos de l'auteur

S. N. Sridhar is SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of Linguistics and India Studies and Director of the Mattoo Center for India Studies at Stony Brook University. C. N. Ramachandran is Professor of English, Emeritus, at Mangalore University. Narayan Hegde is Professor of English, Emeritus, at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.

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Éditeur
Harvard University Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0674292545
ISBN 13 
9780674292543
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
736
Éditeur
Sridhar S. N.
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