{"product_id":"the-ramayana-of-valmiki-an-epic-of-ancient-india-balakanda-9780691014852","title":"The Ramayana of Valmiki  An Epic of Ancient India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA translation of \"Valmiki Ramayana\", the great Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Goldman has chosen a translation style that is simple, direct, and very close to the text, without being prosaic. He has avoided the twin pitfalls of preciousness and pedantry. The Ramayana, as he reminds us, is a poem in a sense we have almost lost touch with: intended to be heard, easily understood, chanted in a loose and repetitive meter that permits the lapidary phrase.\"--Edwin Gerow, Journal of Asian Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations ix  Preface xiii  Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xix  PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1  1 General Introduction 3  2 History and Historicity 14  3 Introduction to the Balakanda 60  4 The Ramayana Text and the Critical Edition by Sheldon I. Pollock 82  5 Translating the Ramayana by Leonard E. Nathan 94  6 The Translation and Annotation 96  PART II BALAKANDA 119  Glossary of Important Proper Nouns and Epithets 271  Bibliography of Works Consulted 277  Index 291","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403675836759,"sku":"9780691014852","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691014852.jpg?v=1730484226","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ramayana-of-valmiki-an-epic-of-ancient-india-balakanda-9780691014852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}