National Epics Kate Milner Rabb National Epics Table of Contents National Epics............................................................................................................................................................1 Kate Milner Rabb...........................................................................................................................................1 PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................4 NATIONAL EPICS....................................................................................................................................................6 THE RAMAYANA.......................................................................................................................................6 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE RAMAYANA.........................................................................7 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE RAMAYANA..............................................................7 THE STORY OF THE RAMAYANA..........................................................................................................8 SELECTIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA................................................................................................12 THE DEATH OF YAJNADATTA..............................................................................................................14 THE MAHA−BHARATA........................................................................................................................................19 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE MAHA−BHARATA............................................................20 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE MAHA−BHARATA..................................................20 THE STORY OF THE MAHA−BHARATA..............................................................................................21 SELECTIONS FROM THE MAHA−BHARATA......................................................................................26 FROM THE GREAT JOURNEY. ..........................................................................................................31 THE ILIAD...............................................................................................................................................................37 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE ILIAD...................................................................................38 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE ILIAD.........................................................................38 THE STORY OF THE ILIAD.....................................................................................................................38 SELECTIONS FROM THE ILIAD.............................................................................................................44 THE PARTING OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.............................................................................47 THE ODYSSEY........................................................................................................................................................50 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE ODYSSEY............................................................................51 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE ODYSSEY.................................................................51 THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY.............................................................................................................51 SELECTIONS FROM THE ODYSSEY.....................................................................................................59 THE BENDING OF THE BOW..................................................................................................................60 THE KALEVALA....................................................................................................................................................64 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE KALEVALA........................................................................65 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE KALEVALA..............................................................65 THE STORY OF THE KALEVALA..........................................................................................................65 SELECTIONS FROM THE KALEVALA..................................................................................................71 THE BIRTH OF THE HARP......................................................................................................................78 THE AENEID...........................................................................................................................................................84 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE AENEID...............................................................................84 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE AENEID.....................................................................85 THE STORY OF THE AENEID.................................................................................................................86 SELECTION FROM THE AENEID...........................................................................................................93 BEOWULF.............................................................................................................................................................101 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, BEOWULF..................................................................................102 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, BEOWULF.......................................................................102 THE STORY OF BEOWULF...................................................................................................................103 SELECTION FROM BEOWULF.............................................................................................................107 THE NIBELUNGEN LIED....................................................................................................................................114 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE NIBELUNGEN LIED........................................................114 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE NIBELUNGEN........................................................115 THE STORY OF THE NIBELUNGEN LIED..........................................................................................115 i National Epics Table of Contents National Epics SELECTIONS FROM THE NIBELUNGEN LIED..................................................................................122 HOW MARGRAVE RUEDEGER WAS SLAIN.....................................................................................126 THE SONG OF ROLAND.....................................................................................................................................131 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE SONG OF ROLAND..........................................................132 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE SONG OF ROLAND...............................................132 THE STORY OF THE SONG OF ROLAND...........................................................................................133 SELECTIONS FROM THE SONG OF ROLAND...................................................................................138 ROLAND'S DEATH..................................................................................................................................141 THE SHAH−NAMEH............................................................................................................................................144 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE SHAH−NAMEH................................................................145 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE SHAH−NAMEH......................................................145 THE STORY OF THE SHAH−NAMEH..................................................................................................145 SELECTIONS FROM THE SHAH−NAMEH..........................................................................................150 ZAL AND RUDABEH..............................................................................................................................154 THE POEM OF THE CID......................................................................................................................................160 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE CID.....................................................................................161 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE POEM OF THE CID................................................161 THE STORY OF THE POEM OF THE CID............................................................................................161 SELECTIONS FROM THE POEM OF THE CID....................................................................................165 MY CID'S TRIUMPH...............................................................................................................................168 THE DIVINE COMEDY........................................................................................................................................172 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, THE DIVINE COMEDY............................................................173 STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, THE DIVINE COMEDY..................................................174 THE DIVINE COMEDY...........................................................................................................................175 THE STORY OF THE DIVINE