The Iliad of the East – Selections from the Ramayana (1908)

S$96.00

The Iliad of the East – Selections from the Ramayana (1908)

S$96.00

Title: The Iliad of the East – A Selection of Legends Drawn from Valmiki’s Sanskrit Poem ‘The Ramayana’
Author: Valmiki, Frederika MacDonald (trans & ed), J Lockwood Kipling (illus)
Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908. Scarce edition.
Condition: Hardcover, decorative cloth. In good condition: firmly bound, some foxing, wear to head and tail of spine.

About The Ramayana (from wikipedia):

India’s most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s great literary masterpieces. Still an integral part of India’s cultural and religious expression, the Ramayana was originally composed by the Sanskrit poet Valmiki around 300 b.c. The epic of Prince Rama’s betrayal, exile, and struggle to rescue his faithful wife, Sita, from the clutches of a demon and to reclaim his throne has profoundly affected the literature, art, and culture of South and Southeast Asia.

More at wikipedia.