Rama's Last ACT

By Bhavabhuti

Book Overview

Rama's Last Act by Bhava-bhuti is counted among the greatest Sanskrit dramas. The work at once dramatizes the "Ram yana"--it is one of the earliest theatrical adaptations of Valm ki's epic masterpiece-- and revises its most intractable episode, the hero's rejection of his beloved wife. Human agency in the face of destiny, the power of love, and the capacity of art to make sense of such mysteries are the themes explored in this singular literary achievement of the Indian stage.

Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814767338
• ISBN13: 9780814767337
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 6.5"