A Woman's Ramayana

Candr¿vat¿'s Bengali Epic
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-62529-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

Reihe: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

The Ramayana, an ancient epic of India, with audiences across vast stretches of time and geography, continues to influence numberless readers socially and morally through its many re-tellings. Made available in English for the first time, the 16th century version presented here is by Candravati, a woman poet from Bengal. It is a highly individual rendition as a tale told from a woman's point of view which, instead of celebrating masculine heroism, laments the suffering of women caught in the play of male ego.

This book presents a translation and commentary on the text, with an extensive introduction that scrutinizes its social and cultural context and correlates its literary identity with its ideological implications. Taken together, the narrative and the critical study offered here expand 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 equally to students and researchers of South Asian narratives, Ramayana studies and gender issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bose, Mandakranta

Bose, Sarika

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Candravati Ramayana Part 1 3. Candravati Ramayana Part 2 4. Candravati Ramayana Part 3 5. Appendix 1. Valmiki Ramayana 6. Appendix 2. Krttivasi Ramayana 7. Appendix 3. Narrative Parallels and Omissions 8. Appendix 4. Nayancañd Ghos's Candravati 9. Appendix 5. Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Mandakranta Bose is Professor Emerita at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She has published widely on the classical performing arts and literature of India, gender studies and Hinduism.

Sarika Priyadarshini Bose is Lecturer in English at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research interests and publications include Victorian drama and theatre, children’s literature, gender studies and composition.