Myths and Legends of India Vol. 1 - Softcover

Radice PhD, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143426206 ISBN 13: 9780143426202

Publisher: India Penguin, 2016

Synopsis

Since time immemorial, India has been an ocean bed over which numerous stories have flowed and enriched the world. Storytellers from Tulsidas to Rohinton Mistry have added their magic to this magnificent repository. Inspired in part by Somadevas Kathasaritasagara, William Radice collects these timeless tales of India, and tells them anew through his unique idiom. Like itinerant storytellers, he fills these tales with emotion and wit, bringing them alive for the contemporary reader. In Volume 1, the first section begins with the creation myth of Prajapati, while the Mahabharata section starts with Sakuntalas story, going up to the founding of Dvaraka by Krishna. In Volume 2, the first section begins with the Hindu myth about Brahmas creation of bodies, while the Mahabharata section starts with the notorious dice-game and ends with the death of Abhimanyu. True to Indias diversity, the third section of both volumes comprises legends and folk tales from Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain, Christian and tribal sources. The volumes of Myths and Legends of India are a treasure to delight in and cherish.

About this title

About the Author:

William Radice is a poet and a scholar and translator of Bengali. He is well known for his translations of the poems, stories and plays of Tagore.

About this edition

• Publisher: India Penguin
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0143426206
• ISBN 13: 9780143426202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536