01056nam a22001337a 4500003000200000005001700002020001800019082001000037100001400047245006700061260004300128300001000171520074100181020260518111048.0  a9780674295926  aJEW N  aTulsidas   aSea of separation: a translation from the Ramayana of Tulsidas  aLondonbHarvard University Pressc2024  a175p.  aTulsidas’s Rāmcaritmānas, written in the sixteenth century in a literary dialect of classical Hindi, has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India. The revered masterpiece recounts the epic story of Ram’s exile and his journeys, and it is recited by millions of Hindus today.

The Sea of Separation presents some of the poem’s most renowned episodes—Ram’s battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife Sita by Ravana, his alliance with a troop of marvelous monkeys, and, finally, the god Hanuman’s heroic journey to the island city of Lanka to find and comfort Sita.
This new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of the inspired poet and storyteller.