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A woman's Rāmāyana : Candrāvatī's Bengali epic / translated with introduction and notes by Mandakranta Bose and Sarika Priyadarshini Bose.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Candrāvatī, active 16th century, author.
- Series:
- RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.
- Routledge Hindu Studies Series
- Standardized Title:
- Rāmāyana. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Candrāvatī, active 16th century. Rāmāyaṇa.
- Candrāvatī.
- Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.
- Vālmīki.
- Women in Hinduism--India--Bengal--History--16th century.
- Women in Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon [England] : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 7, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-138-57541-0
- 1-135-07125-X
- 0-203-44148-6
- 1-135-07126-8
- 9780203441480
- OCLC:
- 854521008
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