Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience, in nations with radically different languages and cultures, as the Ramayana, written some 2,000 years ago by a poet known to us as Valmiki. William Buck has retold the story of Prince Rama-with all its nobility of spirit, courtly intrigue, heroic renunciation, fierce battles, and triumph of good over evil-in a length and style that makes the great Indian epic accessible without compromising the spirit and lyricism of the original. Stunningly illustrated with majestic imagery throughout, this 35th anniversary edition is a true collector's item.
ISBN: | 9780520272989 |
Publisher: | University of California Press |
Imprint: | University of California Press |
Published date: | 12 Jun 2012 |
DEWEY: | 294.5922 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 464 |
Weight: | 536g |
Height: | 209mm |
Width: | 138mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |