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.

A propos de l'auteur

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

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Svayambhudeva
• Collaboration: De Clercq Eva (Edition et traduction)
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 27.01.2023
• EAN: 9780674271234
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27123-4
• Pages: 832
• Thème: Murty Classical Library of India
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre > Poésie; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; 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