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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779705503321

Autore

Candrāvatī <active 16th century., >

Titolo

A woman's Rāmāyana : Candrāvatī's Bengali epic / / translated with introduction and notes by Mandakranta Bose and Sarika Priyadarshini Bose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-138-57541-0

1-135-07125-X

0-203-44148-6

1-135-07126-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

Routledge Hindu Studies Series

Classificazione

REL032000

Altri autori (Persone)

Vālmīki

BoseMandakranta <1938->

BoseSarika Priyadarshini

Disciplina

294.5/92204521

Soggetti

Women in Hinduism - India - Bengal - History - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Guide to pronunciation; 1 Introduction; 2 Candrāvatī Rāmāyana: Part 1; 3 Candrāvatī Rāmāyana: Part 2; 4 Candrāvatī Rāmāyana: Part 3; Appendix 1. The Vālmīki Rāmāyana; Appendix 2. The Krttivāsī Rāmāyana; Appendix 3. Narrative parallels and omissions; Appendix 4. Nayāncāñd Ghosa's Candrāvatī; Appendix 5. The Ballad of Maluā; Appendix 6. The Ballad of Kenārām the Robber; Appendix 7. Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"The Rāmāyana, an Indian epic, is one of the world's best-loved stories. Made available in English for the first time, this version by a female poet from Bengal is very direct, touching, timely, and accessible. The three-part poem is a highly individual rendition of the ancient epic, and instead of celebrating masculine heroism it laments the suffering of women caught in the play of male ego. This book presents a translation and commentary on the text, and provides readers with an alternative view of the tale. It expands the understanding both of the history of women's self-expression in India and the cultural potency of the epic



tale. The book is of interest to students and researchers of South Asian studies, Rāmāyana studies and women's and gender studies"--