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Mahabharata
Series: World Literature in Translation
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Ideal for readers interested in world literature, Indian culture, philosophy, and epic narratives.
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Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family. It is a moral and philosophical tale as well as a historical one.
In his introduction, Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes that apart from William Buck’s rendition, no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780520305588
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 May 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Contributors:
- Introduction by B.A. van Nooten
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 320
About the Author
William Buck (1933-1970) was a Sanskritist, devoting his life's work to modern retellings of the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the unfinished Harivamsa.
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