Picture of author.

Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848–1909)

Teoksen The Ramayana and Mahabharata Condensed into English Verse tekijä

33 teosta 396 jäsentä 3 arvostelua

Tietoja tekijästä

Image credit: J. N. Gupta's Life and Works of Romesh Chunder Dutt, published in New York and London in 1911.

Tekijän teokset

The Ramayana and Mahabharata Condensed into English Verse (1910) — Editor & Translator — 144 kappaletta
Ancient India, 2000 B.C.-800 A.D. (2007) 30 kappaletta
The Valmiki Ramayana (2006) 8 kappaletta

Merkitty avainsanalla

Yleistieto

Jäseniä

Kirja-arvosteluja

The Indian version of The Iliad. Very entertaining. One gets the impression of just how old Indian culture truly is.
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
JVioland | 1 muu arvostelu | Jul 14, 2014 |
One of the great epics of India, the Ramayana is a recounting of the adventures of a banished prince - Prince Rama. The Ramayana portrays domestic and religious life, with vignettes of tenderness, endurance, and devotion. This condensed version of the staggeringly long tale features selections from cantos that convey the leading incidents of the epic.
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
Saraswati_Library | May 27, 2010 |
Like ancient Greece, India claims two great epics: the Ramayana, a recounting of the adventures of a banished prince who wanders for years in the wilderness, bears a resemblance to the Odyssey; the Mahabharata, based on the legends surrounding a war in which all of Northern India took part, is the country's Iliad. Together, the two represent the epic literature of the ancient Hindus, offering latter-day readers the most realistic image of the civilization and culture of 3,000 years ago--its political and social life as well as its religion and philosophy. The Mahabharata depicts the political climate of ancient India, with tales of valor and heroism, ambition, and chivalry. The Ramayana portrays domestic and religious life, with vignettes of tenderness, endurance, and devotion. This condensed version of the staggeringly long tales features selections from cantos that convey the leading incidents of each epic, linking them with short notes.… (lisätietoja)
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
Saraswati_Library | 1 muu arvostelu | May 27, 2010 |

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Vālmīki. Attributed Author
Vyāsa Attributed Author
S.K. Ratcliffe Introduction

Tilastot

Teokset
33
Jäseniä
396
Suosituimmuussija
#61,231
Arvio (tähdet)
½ 3.6
Kirja-arvosteluja
3
ISBN:t
189
Kielet
1

Taulukot ja kaaviot