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The Ramaya?a of Valmiki: An...
The seventh and final book of the monumental Ramaya?a of Valmiki, the Uttaraka??a, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rama's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rak?asas and the violent career of Rama's villainous foe Rava?a, and later recounts Rama's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lanka as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sita. But dark clouds gather as Rama, confronted by scandal over Sita's time in captivity under the lustful Rava?a, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rama continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.The Uttaraka??a has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sita, as well as of Rama's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttaraka??a. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography
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monografia Rebiun32559284 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun32559284 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr cnu|||||||| 190708s2016 nju fo d z eng d 0-691-18292-2 0-691-16884-9 10.1515/9781400884568 doi CBUC 991013155918406708 DE-B1597 eng DE-B1597 rda eng san nju US-NJ Ramayana. English The Ramaya?a of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII Uttaraka??a Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [2016] Princeton, NJ Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2017 1 online resource (1,545 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (1,545 pages) Princeton Library of Asian Translations 151 Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE Includes bibliographical references (pages [1413]-1433) and index Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation -- Part I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Preamble and Synopsis of the Uttaraka??a -- 2. The Major Characters of the Uttaraka??a -- 3. The Rak?asas of the Uttaraka??a -- 4. The Work of the Uttaraka??a -- 5. Who Knows the Uttaraka??a? -- 6. The Problem of the Uttaraka??a -- 7. The Controversial Episodes: The Uttaraka??a and Its Critics -- 8. The Structure of the Uttaraka??a -- 9. Historicity and Sovereignty in the Uttaraka??a -- 10. The Theology of the Uttaraka??a -- 11. The Ramaya?a and the Gayatrimantra -- 12. The Text, Commentaries, and Translations of the Uttaraka??a -- Part II. UTTARAKA??A -- Sarga 1 - Sarga 50 -- Sarga 51 - Sarga 100 -- Notes -- Sarga 1 - Sarga 20 -- Sarga 21 - Sarga 41 -- Sarga 42 - Sarga 62 -- Sarga 63 - Sarga 83 -- Sarga 84 - Sarga 100 -- The Prak?ipta Sargas -- Genealogy of the Rak?asas -- Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets -- Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition -- Bibliography of Works Consulted -- Index Access restricted to authorized users and institutions The seventh and final book of the monumental Ramaya?a of Valmiki, the Uttaraka??a, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rama's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rak?asas and the violent career of Rama's villainous foe Rava?a, and later recounts Rama's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lanka as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sita. But dark clouds gather as Rama, confronted by scandal over Sita's time in captivity under the lustful Rava?a, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rama continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.The Uttaraka??a has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sita, as well as of Rama's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttaraka??a. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography In English Goldman, Robert P. Goldman, Sally Sutherland 0-691-06664-7 1-4008-8456-X Princeton Library of Asian translations