Contributions

  • Pollock, Sheldon I - Contributor

Publication

2006 - New York University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

109,000 words, Guess

Page Count

436 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing5365576
  • Goodreads359934

Classifications

  • LCCBL1139.242.A73 E5 2006

Alternate Titles

  • Forest
  • Ramáyana.

Description

"The skies darken for the exiles, who have taken figure in forest hermitages. First one demon, then another, attempts to harm or corrupt them. When these efforts fail, an army of demons is sent, and then a bigger one, but each time Rama defeats them. Finally Ravana, the supreme lord of the demons, decides to cripple Rama by capturing Sita; he traps her, and carriers her off under heavy guard to the island fortress of Lanka. Rama is distraught with grief, and searches everywhere, without success." "'The Forest' contains the narrative center of the epic, the abduction of Sita by the demon king Ravana. It provides a profound meditation on the paradox of the hero as both human and divine."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Translations into English

Series Statement

  • The Clay Sanskrit library

Other Editions

  • Rāmāyaṇa.New York University Press2006

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