The Epic of Ram

The Epic of Ram, Volume 3 details the schemes of Ram's stepmother, who thwarts his installation on the throne of Avadh. Ram calmly accepts fourteen years of forest exile with his wife, Sita, and younger brother Lakshman. This edition features the Avadhi text in the Devanagari script alongside the English translation.

About the author

Philip Lutgendorf is Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa.

Summary

The Epic of Ram, Volume 3 details the schemes of Ram’s stepmother, who thwarts his installation on the throne of Avadh. Ram calmly accepts fourteen years of forest exile with his wife, Sita, and younger brother Lakshman. This edition features the Avadhi text in the Devanagari script alongside the English translation.

Product details

• Authors: Tulsidas
• Assisted by: Philip Lutgendorf (Translation), Lutgendorf Philip (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674975019
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97501-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 210 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind; Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind; Murty Classical Library of India - HUP
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POETRY / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, POETRY / Epic, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Asian History, Oriental & Indian philosophy, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Religious