Reading the Rāmcaritmānas - Snell, Rupert; Tiwari, Neha
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The Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas, begun in 1574 CE, is the most widely known and best loved devotional text in the whole of the north Indian vernacular tradition. Still widely read today-typically with the help of modern commentaries-it is also the subject of public performance styles that have brought it to the widest possible audiences. A source of inspiration and comfort to countless millions over the centuries, the Mānas stands as the classic exemplar of the Ramayana tradition for speakers of Hindi and its dialects. The book in your hand introduces Tulsi's Awadhi masterpiece to readers who are already at home in modern standard Hindi.…mehr

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The Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas, begun in 1574 CE, is the most widely known and best loved devotional text in the whole of the north Indian vernacular tradition. Still widely read today-typically with the help of modern commentaries-it is also the subject of public performance styles that have brought it to the widest possible audiences. A source of inspiration and comfort to countless millions over the centuries, the Mānas stands as the classic exemplar of the Ramayana tradition for speakers of Hindi and its dialects. The book in your hand introduces Tulsi's Awadhi masterpiece to readers who are already at home in modern standard Hindi.
Autorenporträt
Rupert Snell is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and previously taught at SOAS, University of London. His Hindi textbooks are in wide use, and many of his teaching materials are available on the website of the erstwhile Hindi Urdu Flagship, of which he was Director. His books on literature include The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhāṣā Reader (1991); Inthe Afternoon of Time (1998; a translation of the autobiography of Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan); and Poems from the Satsaī (2021; translations of Braj couplets by Biharilal).