The Epic of Ram, Volume 5 (Murty Classical Libr, Tulsidas, Lutgend HB^+

Name: The Epic of Ram, Volume 5 (Murty Classical Libr, Tulsidas, Lutgend HB^+
Brand: Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press

The Epic of RamAuthor(s): Tulsidas, Philip Lutgendorf\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674986145, 978-0674986145\nSynopsis\nThe authoritative new translation of the epic Ramayana, as retold by the sixteenth-century poet Tulsidas and cherished by millions to this day.\n\nThe Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the R?mcaritm?nas of Tulsidas [tel]. 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.\n\nVolume 5 encompasses the storys three middle episodesRams meetings with forest sages, his battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeysand climaxes with the god Hanumans heroic journey to the i.