Ramayan of Valmiki (Translated Into English Verse) [Hardcover]

Ralph T. H. Griffith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

This is a complete reprint of the 1915 classic translation. Includes an appendix and index.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 682 pages
• Publisher: Low Price Publications (January 1, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 8175362987
• ISBN-13: 978-8175362987
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars epic poetry at its best, December 27, 2007

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This review is from: Ramayan of Valmiki (Translated Into English Verse) (Hardcover)

With all due respect to the above review, this book was not written as a "fast read", or meant to be "devoured in a single sitting." It is a meticulously translated tale of ancient India, with all of the greatest elements of a great story thrown in - treachery, redemption, adventure, murder, passionate love, family dynasties, greed, etc. If you can read above a sixth-grade level, this book will richly reward every moment you spend with it. Thrones are toppled and regained, love is experienced in all of its richness and despair, and the adventures the hero has to live through are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. All kinds of demons and monsters are fought and conquered. Yes, the translation is old-fashioned, but so beautiful that only the most determinedly modern reader will balk at reading it. It is well worth the time and thought that it will require.