Rama's Last Act

Klappentext "Rama's Last Act" by Bhava-bhuti is counted among the greatest Sanskrit dramas. The work at once dramatizes the "Ramayana"--it is one of the earliest theatrical adaptations of Valmiki's epic masterpiece--and revises its most intractable episode, the hero's rejection of his beloved wife. Human agency in the face of destiny, the power of love, and the capacity of art to make sense of such mysteries are the themes explored in this singular literary achievement of the Indian stage. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org Zusammenfassung Includes numerous animal fables that are interwoven with human stories! all designed to instruct wayward princes. This volume also contains the compact version of King Vikrama's Adventures! thirty-two popular tales about a generous emperor! told by thirty-two statuettes adorning his lion-throne.

Product details

• Authors: Bhavabhuti, Sheldon (TRN) Bhavabhuti/ Pollock
• Assisted by: Bhavabhuti (Translation), Bhava-Bhuti Bhava-Bhuti (Translation), Sheldon Pollock (Translation), Sheldon I Pollock (Translation), Sheldon I. Pollock (Translation)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2007
• EAN: 9780814767337
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-6733-7
• No. of pages: 451
• Dimensions: 121 mm x 165 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Clay Sanskrit Library; Clay Sanskrit Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies