The great Indian epics; the stories of the Ramayana the Mahabharata, by John Campbell Oman. With notes, appendices and illustrations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oman, John Campbell, 1841-1911.

Contributor:

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic literature, Indian.

Genre:

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1894.

Physical Description:

vi, 231 p. col. front., illus., 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, G. Bell and sons, 1894.

Contents:

General introduction. The Ramayana. Introductory remarks

The story of Rama's adventures

The Ram Lila or Play of Rama

The story of the descent of Ganga

Index

The Mahabharata. Introductory remarks

The story of the great war

The sacred land

Appendix. The Bhagavatgita or Divine Song

The churning of the ocean

Nala and Damayanti

Notes. Concluding remarks.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in red cloth with image of Sītā and Rāmā in black on front cover. Text in gold on spine.

Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.

Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received Sep 10 1894."

Contains:

Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.

Mahābhārata.

OCLC:

2037805