Book description
Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears
the devastating news that his father, King of Ayodhya, has been tricked
into banishing him to the forest. His devoted wife Sita insists on
accompanying him in exile, but the evil ten-headed lord Ravana has
fallen deeply in love with the beautiful princess and steals her away.
Aided by Hanuman, mighty captain of the monkeys, Rama sets out across
the world to find her and destroy Ravana in a deadly battle. Rama the
Steadfast was composed in the oral tradition in about the fifth century
BC and has been retold over the generations ever since. With its
fantastical characters ranging from monsters to apes, a very human hero
and its profound moral purpose, it is one of the greatest of all Indian
tales.
John Brockington is Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit in the School of
Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely
on Sanskrit literature, especially epics, and is the Secretary General
of the International Association of Sanskrit studies.
Mary Brockington has published on the Ramayana, the
Mahabharata, and the Harivamsa, and on traditional tales
and early literature in Europe and South Asia.
John Brockington is emeritus Professor of Sanskrit in the School of
Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely
on Sanskrit literature, especially epics, and is the Secretary General
of the International Association of Sanskrit studies.
Mary Brockington has published on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and
the Harivamsa, and on traditional tales and early literature in Europe
and South Asia.
