Valmiki’s Ramayana
Valmiki’s Ramayana by Vālmīki, published by Bloomsbury Academic on April 20, 2018, is an abridged edition that spans 562 pages. This work is one of India’s greatest epics, deeply embedded in the country’s moral and cultural consciousness. The Ramayana narrates the tragic and magical story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, destined to confront the demon Ravana. This narrative serves not only as a bedtime story for generations of Indian children but also engages the interests of philosophers and theologians alike.
Readers will find that the Ramayana is an idealized heroic tale that culminates in the triumph of good over evil, while also exploring themes of family relationships, love, loss, duty, and honor. The story unfolds in a richly populated universe filled with larger-than-life characters, including gods, celestial beings, and formidable demons. With a remarkable translation and introduction by Arshia Sattar, this edition successfully connects ancient themes to contemporary readers, making it accessible to those interested in the epic’s historical and literary significance.
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One of India’s greatest epics, the Ramayana pervades the country’s moral and cultural consciousness. For generations it has served as a bedtime story for Indian children, while at the same time engaging the interest of philosophers and theologians. Believed to have been composed by Valmiki sometime between the eighth and sixth centuries BCE, the Ramayana tells the tragic and magical story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Lord Visnu, born to rid the earth of the terrible demon Ravana. An idealized heroic tale ending with the inevitable triumph of good over evil, the Ramayana is also an intensely personal story of family relationships, love and loss, duty and honor, of harem intrigue, petty jealousies, and destructive ambitions. All this played out in a universe populated by larger-than-life humans, gods and celestial beings, wondrous animals and terrifying demons. With her magnificent translation and superb introduction, Arshia Sattar has successfully bridged both time and space to bring this ancient classic to modern English readers.
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