Category: ramayana
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On epic literature and the emotions
Great literature can express emotions in ways that are powerful yet also subtle. This is clear in epic literature, such as in the Iliad, which announces itself straight off the bat as a poem rooted in a specific emotion, viz. rage.
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Conflicting norms of behaviour: in Greek drama and Indian epic
Polyneices a proper burial. Polyneices has been killed in a battle against his brother and fellow citizens, and, as he is considered a traitor to the kingdom, the king decrees that no-one is to bury him or mourn him. As his sister, however, Antigone feels that she is under an obligation to give him some…
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Ethics of exile in the Ramayana
Themes of exile, quest and wandering are prominent in epic literature, at least of the Indo-European tradition.
Desire To Think 