| The Sanskrit Epics Contributor(s): Brockington, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004102604 ISBN-13: 9789004102606 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: "Mah?bh?rata (including "Hariva??a) and "R?m?ya?a, the two great Sanskrit Epics central to the whole of Indian Culture, form the subject of this new work. The book begins by examining the relationship of the epics to the Vedas and the role of the bards who produced them. The core of the work, a study of the linguistic and stylistic features of the epics, precedes the examination of the material culture, the social, economic and political aspects, and the religious aspects. The final chapter presents the wider picture and in conclusion even looks into the future of epic studies. In this long overdue survey work the author synthesizes the results of previous scholarship in the field. Herewith a coherent view is built up of the nature and the significance of these two central epics, both in themselves, and in relation to Indian culture as a whole. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 891.210 |
| LCCN: 97038790 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.66" W x 9.74" (2.64 lbs) 612 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mahābhārata (including Harivaṃśa) and Rāmāyaṇa, the two great Sanskrit Epics central to the whole of Indian Culture, form the subject of this new work. The book begins by examining the relationship of the epics to the Vedas and the role of the bards who produced them. The core of the work, a study of the linguistic and stylistic features of the epics, precedes the examination of the material culture, the social, economic and political aspects, and the religious aspects. The final chapter presents the wider picture and in conclusion even looks into the future of epic studies. In this long overdue survey work the author synthesizes the results of previous scholarship in the field. Herewith a coherent view is built up of the nature and the significance of these two central epics, both in themselves, and in relation to Indian culture as a whole. |