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Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848–1909)

Autor(a) de The Ramayana and Mahabharata Condensed into English Verse

33 Works 395 Membros 3 Críticas

About the Author

Image credit: J. N. Gupta's Life and Works of Romesh Chunder Dutt, published in New York and London in 1911.

Obras por Romesh Chunder Dutt

The Ramayana and Mahabharata Condensed into English Verse (1910) — Editor & Translator — 144 exemplares
Ancient India, 2000 B.C.-800 A.D. (2007) 30 exemplares
The Valmiki Ramayana (2006) 8 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Dutt, Romesh Chunder
Nome legal
রমেশচন্দ্র দত্ত
Data de nascimento
1848-08-13
Data de falecimento
1909-11-30
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
India
Locais de residência
Calcutta, India
Baroda, India (death)
Educação
Presidency College, Calcutta, India
Ocupações
Indian Civil Service
Prémios e menções honrosas
Companionship of the Indian Empire

Membros

Críticas

The Indian version of The Iliad. Very entertaining. One gets the impression of just how old Indian culture truly is.
 
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JVioland | 1 outra crítica | Jul 14, 2014 |
One of the great epics of India, the Ramayana is a recounting of the adventures of a banished prince - Prince Rama. The Ramayana portrays domestic and religious life, with vignettes of tenderness, endurance, and devotion. This condensed version of the staggeringly long tale features selections from cantos that convey the leading incidents of the epic.
 
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Saraswati_Library | May 27, 2010 |
Like ancient Greece, India claims two great epics: the Ramayana, a recounting of the adventures of a banished prince who wanders for years in the wilderness, bears a resemblance to the Odyssey; the Mahabharata, based on the legends surrounding a war in which all of Northern India took part, is the country's Iliad. Together, the two represent the epic literature of the ancient Hindus, offering latter-day readers the most realistic image of the civilization and culture of 3,000 years ago--its political and social life as well as its religion and philosophy. The Mahabharata depicts the political climate of ancient India, with tales of valor and heroism, ambition, and chivalry. The Ramayana portrays domestic and religious life, with vignettes of tenderness, endurance, and devotion. This condensed version of the staggeringly long tales features selections from cantos that convey the leading incidents of each epic, linking them with short notes.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
Saraswati_Library | 1 outra crítica | May 27, 2010 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
33
Membros
395
Popularidade
#61,387
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Críticas
3
ISBN
187
Línguas
1

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