{"product_id":"9781681376462","title":"After","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNarayanan, Vivek\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNYRB Poets\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eValmiki's \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e provides the inspiration for this vibrant collection of poems, each of which acts as a persuasive encounter between English poetry and Indian myth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poems inspired by Valmiki’s \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e, one of Asia’s foundational epic poems and a story cycle of incalculable historical importance. But \u003ci\u003eAfter\u003c\/i\u003e does not just come after the \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 Logue’s and Alice Oswald’s reshapings of Homer, and Anne Carson’s \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of Red\u003c\/i\u003e, Narayanan allows the ancient voice of the poem to engage with modern experience, initiating a transformative conversation across time.","brand":"NYRB Poets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42974151606527,"sku":"9781681376462","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781681376462_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587640","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781681376462","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}