{"product_id":"9780253000156","title":"Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile some religious texts may remain static over time, the Ramayana epic\u003cbr\u003e has been retold in a variety of ways over the centuries and across South Asia. Some\u003cbr\u003e of the narrative's most probing and innovative retellings have appeared in print in\u003cbr\u003e the last 100 years in the region of South India. This collection brings together,\u003cbr\u003e for the first time, modern retellings translated from the four major South Indian\u003cbr\u003e languages and from genres as diverse as drama, short stories, poetry, and folk song.\u003cbr\u003e The selections focus on characters generally seen as stigmatized or marginalized,\u003cbr\u003e and on themes largely overlooked in previous scholarship. Editor Paula Richman\u003cbr\u003e demonstrates that twentieth-century authors have used retellings of the Ramayana to\u003cbr\u003e question caste and gender inequality in provocative ways. This engaging anthology\u003cbr\u003e includes translations of 22 primary texts along with interpretive essays that\u003cbr\u003e provide background and frameworks for understanding the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120342909168,"sku":"9780253000156","price":21.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253000156","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}