Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling
of Carole Satyamurti, Wendy Doniger (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Vinay Dharwadker (Afterword)
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Originally composed approximately two thousand years ago, the Mahabharata tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war. But it contains much more than conflict. An epic masterpiece of huge sweep and magisterial power, “a hundred times more interesting” than the Iliad and the Odyssey, writes Wendy Doniger in the introduction, the Mahabharata is a timeless work that evokes a world of myth, passion, and warfare while exploring eternal questions of duty, love, and spiritual freedom. A seminal Hindu text, which includes the Bhagavad Gita, it is also one of the most important and influential works in the history of world civilization.Innovatively composed in blank verse rather than prose, Carole Satyamurti’s English retelling covers all eighteen books of the Mahabharata. This new version masterfully captures the beauty, excitement, and profundity of the original Sanskrit poem as well as its magnificent architecture and extraordinary scope.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 928 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date February 22nd 2016
- First Publication February 23rd 2015
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393352498
- Edition Not informed
- Category Poetry & Essays
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