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Rama the Steadfast

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ISBN-10: 014044744X

ISBN-13: 9780140447446

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mary Brockington, Valmiki, John Brockington, John Brockington, John Brockington

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One of Indias great epics in a powerful new translation The Ramayana(along with the Mahabharata) is to India what the epics of Homer and the stories of the Bible are to Western culture: works that cast a spell over an entire civilization. It is also one of the most entertaining of the great works of world literature. Populated with a cast of superhuman characters and imbued with a profound sense of moral purpose, the magical tale of the young prince Ramas adventures as he seeks to find his abducted wife, Sita, has been central to Indian cultural life for centuriestold to children as bedtime stories and studied by philosophers and theologians. This version returns to the core story in its…    
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Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/27/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.80" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

John Brockingtonis emeritus professor of Sanskrit in the School of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh and is the secretary general of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies. Mary Brockingtonhas published on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Harivam�sa, and on traditional tales and early literature in Europe and South Asia.

John Brockington is Reader in the Department of Sanskrit at the University of Edinburgh