Divine yet human epics : reflections of poetic rulers from ancient Greece and India / Shubha Pathak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pathak, Shubha, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Series:

Hellenic studies ; 62.

Hellenic studies ; 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Epic poetry, Indic--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Indic.

Kings and rulers in literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction : Defining epics through comparison

The epic identity of the Iliad and Odyssey : Pindar and Herodotus' lofty legacy

The epic metaphor of the Ramayana and Mahabharata : Anandavardhana and Rajasekhara's expedient influence

Listening to Achilles and to Odysseus : poetic kings on the ideal of Kleos in the Homeric epics

Hearkening to Kusa and Lava and to Nala : poetic monarchs on the ideal of dharma in the Hindu epics

Conclusion : Affirmative and interrogative epics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and indexes.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pathak, Shubha, 1972- Divine yet human epics

OCLC:

943346913