About this title: Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience, in nations with radically different languages and cultures, as the "Ramayana" and "Mahabharata", two Sanskrit verse epics written some 2,000 years ago. In "Ramayana" (written by a poet known to us as Valmiki), William Buck has retold the story of Prince Rama - with all its nobility of spirit, courtly intrigue, heroic renunciation, fierce battles, and triumph of good over evil - in a length and manner that will make the great Indian epics accessible to the contemporary reader.The same is true for the "Mahabharata" - in its ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520043947ISBN:0520043944
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780520043947ISBN:0520043944
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. The cover has a little edge wear. The previous owner's name is written on the first page and there is a very small soil mark on the first page. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 11-13-00
ISBN-13:9780520227033ISBN:0520227034
Description: FINE. Superb, crisp, clean, unread paperback with very light shelfwear to the covers and publisher's mark to one edge-GREAT! 1.1 lbs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780520043947ISBN:0520043944
Description: As New. 0520043944. 1.25 x 8.25 x 5.25 Inches; 418 pages; Fascinating retelling receiving 1st class reviews. Choice wrote "Buck has succeeded better than anyone else in conveying the spirit of the original. " read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mentor, N.Y.
Date Published: 1978
Description: Like New. Softcover with pages that are clean and unmarked. Spine and pages are intact. Pages and cover are beginning to tan and edging is slightly soiled. A modern English rendering of the classic. read more
Edition: First California Paperback Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780520043947ISBN:0520043944
Description: Good + Cover has bumping, residue, chipping at edge, marks-Edgewear-Marks on edge-Bumping pgs-Marks on pgs-Slight spine slant. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000-11-13
ISBN-13:9780520227033ISBN:0520227034
Description: Good. 1981 stated first Calif paperback edition table of content page has chapter names highlighted no marks in text and is in very good condition All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
Edition: Not Given
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780520020160ISBN:0520020162
Description: Shirley Triest {Illustrated By} Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "William Buck, an American who died a few months after he presented this manuscript to the University of California Press, has retold the story of Prince Rama-with all its nobility of spirit, courtly intrigue, heroic renunciation, fierce battles, and the triumph of good over evil-in a length and manner that will make the great Indian epic available to the contemporary reader. " This book has 432 pages and is ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2000-11-01
ISBN-13:9780520227033ISBN:0520227034
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780520227033. read more
Description: Good. Type: Audiobook Ramayana as retold by William Buck, read by Ram Dass. Abridged audio on 3 cassette tapes in box. Does not include the booklet that was supposed to come with it. read more
Description: Very Good. 0452009359 An excellent copy that has creasing on the cover corner tips. Cover has some wear and rubbing, but lays flat. Pages sharp and clean. No marks or highlighting in text. No remainder mark from publisher. Accurate Descriptions with Fast Shipping and Robust Packaging. WHT117M. read more
"This is a fantastic translation of the classic Indian epic. Great for anyone looking for an insight into Hindu ideology, or for those just looking for a good story. For readers 9 to 99."
"It has been a long long time since I read this. It came to mind when I was reading Dawkins's The God Delusion. Like most myths that have endured for a very long time, much of it seemed strange."
"Some translations value accuracy and fidelity to the original text above all else. They work hard to preserve the meter and rhyme scheme (if any) and stay as close as possible to a word-for-word imitation, even if the result sounds a bit clumsy. I suspect that this book is not one of those translations. Buck is clearly a master storyteller in his own right, and his prose flows so well in English that it's hard to imagine he isn't taking some liberties. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a good story. Others will have to say how accurate it is."
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