The Ramayana of Valmiki. an Epic of Ancient India. Volume VII. Uttarakanda

Goldman, Robert; Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland, translators, Introduction

ISBN 10: 0691168849 / ISBN 13: 9780691168845

Edité par Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2017

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Xxii, 1522 pp. Notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Colored plate at frontis. Large octavo. Glossry bright blue dust jacket with painting of Lord Rama entering the Sarayu River. Very minor shelf wear to the DJ. Book itself is clean and crisp, virtually as new. Very nice copy. In English with some Sanskrit. Heavy for int'l shipping. From the publisher: The seventh and final book of the monumental Ramaya of Valmiki, the Uttaraka brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rama s millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the raksas and the violent career of Rama s villainous foe Rava, and later recounts Rama s grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lanka as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sita. But dark clouds gather as Rama, confronted by scandal over Sita s time in captivity under the lustful Rava, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rama continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects. The Uttarakanda has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sita, as well as of Rama s killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttarakanda. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography." ; The Ramayana of Valmiki; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1522 pages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Ramayana of Valmiki. an Epic of Ancient India. Volume VII. Uttarakanda
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press, Princeton
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691168849
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691168845
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Literature,Poetry,Drama
  • Religion

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Synopsis

The concluding volume of a critical English edition of the monumental Indian epic

The seventh and final book of the monumental Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the Uttarakāṇḍa, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rāma's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rākṣasas and the violent career of Rāma's villainous foe Rāvaṇa, and later recounts Rāma's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lankā as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sītā. But dark clouds gather as Rāma, confronted by scandal over Sītā's time in captivity under the lustful Rāvaṇa, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rāma continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.

The Uttarakāṇḍa has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sītā, as well as of Rāma's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttarakāṇḍa. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography.

À propos de l?auteur

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.