Epic Threads on the Sanskrit Epics . John Brockington

Summary:

This volume makes it easier for students and researchers to access the work of Professor Brockington, one of the world’s top scholars in Ramayana studies.

Description:

The articles provide a detailed argumentation for the five stages of growth in the Ramayana, first postulated in Brockington’s Righteous Rama: The Evolution of an Epic (Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1985). In addition, they draw out the various implications required for understanding the different historical conditions reflected in the text’s composition.