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Tulsidas The Epic of Ram /Philip Lutgendorf

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: :International Book Distributors | :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press, @2016Description: xxiii, 374p. xxiii, 329p. 24cmISBN:
  • 9780674975026
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 891.4312 LUT
Contents:
Volume 1. Bālkāṇḍ stanzas 1-175 -- volume 2. Bālkāṇḍ stanzas 176-361 -- volume 3. Ayodhyākāṇḍ stanzas 1-156 -- volume 4. Ayodhyākāṇḍ stanzas 157-326 -- volume 5. Araṇyakāṇḍ, Kiṣkindhākāṇḍ, Sundarkāṇḍ -- volume 6. Laṅkākāṇḍ -- volume 7. Uttarkāṇḍ
Summary: The Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas (1543-1623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, the poem has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India. A devotional work revered and recited by millions of Hindus today, it is also a magisterial compendium of philosophy and lore and a literary masterpiece. This volume presents Tulsidas's grand introduction to the Ram story, replete with philosophical and theological meditations and tales of gods, sages, and royalty. Here, the stage is set for the advent and divine mission of Ram. This new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of its inspired poet and storyteller. It is accompanied by the most widely accepted edition of the Avadhi text, presented in the Devanagari script.
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Volume 1. Bālkāṇḍ stanzas 1-175 --
volume 2. Bālkāṇḍ stanzas 176-361 --
volume 3. Ayodhyākāṇḍ stanzas 1-156 --
volume 4. Ayodhyākāṇḍ stanzas 157-326 --
volume 5. Araṇyakāṇḍ, Kiṣkindhākāṇḍ, Sundarkāṇḍ --
volume 6. Laṅkākāṇḍ --
volume 7. Uttarkāṇḍ

The Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas (1543-1623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, the poem has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India. A devotional work revered and recited by millions of Hindus today, it is also a magisterial compendium of philosophy and lore and a literary masterpiece. This volume presents Tulsidas's grand introduction to the Ram story, replete with philosophical and theological meditations and tales of gods, sages, and royalty. Here, the stage is set for the advent and divine mission of Ram. This new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of its inspired poet and storyteller. It is accompanied by the most widely accepted edition of the Avadhi text, presented in the Devanagari script.

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