The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by R.K. Narayan This particular telling of the Ramayana by R.K. Narayan is based on classical versions by Valmiki (in Sanskrit) and ...

The simile world that complements the epic mythological story is re-imagined afresh in relation to the themes of each epic poem. As Deborah Beck argues in this stimulating book, over time a simile ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Since 2000, numerous heroes of the ancient world have appeared on film and TV, from the mythical Hercules to leaders of the Greek and Roman ...