Description

Valmikis Ramayana provides the inspiration for this vibrant collection of poems, each of which acts as a persuasive encounter between English poetry and Indian myth.

After is a collection of poems inspired by Valmikis Ramayana, one of Asias foundational epic poems and a story cycle of incalculable historical importance. But After does not just come after the Ramayana. On each successive page, Vivek Narayanan brings the resources of contemporary English poetry to bear on the Sanskrit epic. In a work that warrants comparison with Christopher Logues and Alice Oswalds reshapings of Homer, and Anne Carsons Autobiography of Red, Narayanan allows the ancient voice of the poem to engage with modern experience, initiating a transformative conversation across time.

Author: Vivek Narayanan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 07/19/2022
Pages: 624
Weight: 1.7lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781681376462
Language: English