The Life of Padma

The Life of Padma, Volume 2 recounts Ramäs exile in the Dandaka Forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Sita disappears, Rama prepares for war against Ravana. This first direct translation into English of the oldest extant Apabhramsha work appears alongside a corrected text, in the Devanagari script, of Bhayani¿s critical edition.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Eva De Clercq is Professor of Indian Language and Culture at Ghent University.

Zusammenfassung

The Life of Padma, Volume 2 recounts Rama’s exile in the Dandaka Forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Sita disappears, Rama prepares for war against Ravana. This first direct translation into English of the oldest extant Apabhramsha work appears alongside a corrected text, in the Devanagari script, of Bhayani’s critical edition.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Svayambhudeva
• Mitarbeit: De Clercq Eva (Herausgeber und Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 27.01.2023
• EAN: 9780674271234
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27123-4
• Seiten: 832
• Serie: Murty Classical Library of India
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik > Lyrik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POETRY / Epic, POETRY / Asian / General, RELIGION / Jainism, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Jainism