Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the
Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family. It is a moral and philosophical tale as well as a historical one. In his introduction, Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes that apart from William Buck's rendition no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.
About the AuthorWilliam Buck (1933-1970) was a Sanskritist, devoting his life's work to modern retellings of the
Ramayana,
Mahabharata, and the unfinished
Harivamsa.
Book InformationISBN 9780520305588
Author William BuckFormat Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 272g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 127mm * 23mm