This volume strikes a new note in the study of Indian epics-the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. I nit, for the first time, mythology is dissociated from the running threads of both the epic texts. By skilful! application of analytical method and critical observation, epic mythology is placed in an independent setting, and a flood of light is thrown on its richness. The discussion in this volume is carried on within a compass of nine chapters. Its coverage includes ...
