The Mahābhārata (Three-Volume Set)
Author: J.A.B. Van Buitenen
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1978; 1981; 1983
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Vol II - creased cover.
The Mahabharata. 1: The Book of the Beginning. 2: The Book of the Assembly Hall. 3: The Book of the Forest. 4. The Book of Virata. 5: The Book of the Effort. 5 volumes in three. This three volume literary translation presents the foundational Sanskrit epic with each book charting a decisive stage in the rivalry between the Pandavas and Kauravas, from cosmic origins and royal assemblies to exile, disguise, and the mounting drive toward war. Van Buitenen details the narrative’s moral arguments, political tensions, and spiritual dimensions, illustrating the scale and complexity that define the Mahabharata as one of the world’s central heroic traditions.
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Author: J.A.B. Van Buitenen
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1978; 1981; 1983
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Vol II - creased cover.
The Mahabharata. 1: The Book of the Beginning. 2: The Book of the Assembly Hall. 3: The Book of the Forest. 4. The Book of Virata. 5: The Book of the Effort. 5 volumes in three. This three volume literary translation presents the foundational Sanskrit epic with each book charting a decisive stage in the rivalry between the Pandavas and Kauravas, from cosmic origins and royal assemblies to exile, disguise, and the mounting drive toward war. Van Buitenen details the narrative’s moral arguments, political tensions, and spiritual dimensions, illustrating the scale and complexity that define the Mahabharata as one of the world’s central heroic traditions.
