It’s definitely interesting reading the Ramayana in a
different form this time around after first reading it with the public domain
version. The scene where Kausalya sees Rama as the baby manifest as a god is
particularly well done and beautifully written image. I plan to try to emulate
the style you see in that scene with my story this week. The language is very
florid and very heavy on imagery and description. It makes for a very visual
tale which works very well for tales that may be from another culture such as
this to a reader like me.
Though the content is basically the same, this kind of
novelized story-telling format of the piece is much more appealing to read than
the often more matter-of-fact style used in the public domain edition. It’s
much more appealing to the reader this way. I could take a lesson from the
style here and make sure to write my stories in a more pleasant to read manner
like this one. Though the style isn’t entirely modern, it’s still very easy to
read to an outsider like me. There’s lots of small bits of information given
throughout the work which helps make things clearer. Like when the Brahmans are
described as priests. It’s just a little bit of info that helps give the reader
needed info. It’s good form in writing to give the reader that kind of info if
they might not know it. There’s definitely a fine line though where you can
give too much info to the reader and so you only the most important info should
be given. This version of the Ramayana tends to only give the info when a new
topic first comes up which is a good way of doing it. When new characters
arise, they’re always given sufficient background info to make sure the reader
knows what’s going on quickly.
Bibliography: Divine Archer by F.J. Gould, link
(Parashurama, wikimedia commons)
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