Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family. It is a moral and philosophical tale as well as a historical one.
In his introduction, Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes that apart from William Buck's rendition no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.
| ISBN: | 9780520305588 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2019 |
| Author: | William Buck |
| Illustrator: | Shirley Triest |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | World Literature in Translation |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family.
Mahabharata features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
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Mahabharata was written by William Buck and published by University of California Press
Mahabharata has 320 pages
Yes it is part of World Literature in Translation series