2016, ISBN: 1e1e200a804e6378b414b6d35f1cdb11

The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full text in their homes, fearing that if they do, they will invite a disastrous fa… mais…

The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full text in their homes, fearing that if they do, they will invite a disastrous fate upon their house. Covering everything from creation to destruction, this ancient poem remains an indelible part of Hindu culture and a landmark in ancient literature.Centuries of listeners and readers have been drawn to The Mahabharata, which began as disparate oral ballads and grew into a sprawling epic. The modern version is famously long, and at more than 1.8 million words?seven times the combined lengths of the Iliad and Odyssey?it can be incredibly daunting.Contemporary readers have a much more accessible entry point to this important work, thanks to R. K. Narayan?s masterful translation and abridgement of the poem. Now with a new foreword by Wendy Doniger, as well as a concise character and place guide and a family tree, The Mahabharata is ready for a new generation of readers. As Wendy Doniger explains in the foreword, ?Narayan tells the stories so well because they?re all his stories.? He grew up hearing them, internalizing their mythology, which gave him an innate ability to choose the right passages and their best translations.In this elegant translation, Narayan ably distills a tale that is both traditional and constantly changing. He draws from both scholarly analysis and creative interpretation and vividly fuses the spiritual with the secular. Through this balance he has produced a translation that is not only clear, but graceful, one that stands as its own story as much as an adaptation of a larger work., 2016<

2001, ISBN: 1e1e200a804e6378b414b6d35f1cdb11

The Mahabharata is some 3,500 years old and is the longest poem in any language. It is one of the founding epics of Indian culture and, with its mixture of cosmic drama and profound philo… mais…

The Mahabharata is some 3,500 years old and is the longest poem in any language. It is one of the founding epics of Indian culture and, with its mixture of cosmic drama and profound philosophy (one small section forms the BHAGHAVAD GITA) it holds aunique place in world literature. In this drastically shortened prose rendering, Narayan uses all his extraordinary talents to convey to a modern reader why this is such a great story. Filled with vivid characters, obsessed with the rise and fall of gods, empires and heroes, Narayan's MAHABHARATA is an enormously enjoyable experience and the perfect introduction to the otherwise bewildering Indian cosmology., 2001<

ISBN: 1e1e200a804e6378b414b6d35f1cdb11

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The Mahabharata ab 8.99 € als epub eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft, Medien > Bücher, The Mahabharata - eBook als epub von R. K. Narayan - Penguin Books Ltd - 9780141190815<

ISBN: 1e1e200a804e6378b414b6d35f1cdb11

Author: R. K. Narayan. R. K. Narayan. RK NARAYAN's major works are all available in Modern Classics, including THE VENDOR OF SWEETS, TALKATIVE MAN and THE MANEATER OF MALGUDI. Art Nr.: 01… mais…

Author: R. K. Narayan. R. K. Narayan. RK NARAYAN's major works are all available in Modern Classics, including THE VENDOR OF SWEETS, TALKATIVE MAN and THE MANEATER OF MALGUDI. Art Nr.: 0141185007. Published by: Penguin Books Ltd. Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice]<