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| Image source: King Janaka and King Dasaratha Public Domain Edition: Ramayana |
I am struck by how beautiful this poetry is. I love the story of Rama and Sita so I am naturally drawn to them. I also love weddings, so I am not surprised that I want to rewrite this story. I do not feel that I would be able to write this type or style of poetry that is going on here. But I do think that I could use a modern twist to the story and describe the weddings in my own voice. I may also use updated names, while I appreciate the foreign cultures names, I have a hard time spelling them and saying them.
Also, a million times thank you for the audio files for these readings Laura! With out the reading guide and the audio I would be struggling with these readings !
Source. Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India, condensed into English verse by Romesh Dutt (1899). [600 words] As always, I recommend you try reading the poetry out loud or listening to the audio while you look at the text.
Oh, I just saw this post go by in the blog stream, and I am glad I noticed it. I am really happy this is working for you! Starting an epic from an ancient time and a foreign culture is not easy... but it is such a great adventure! There are so many beautiful romances in the epics, and the story of Rama and Sita is just one of them. I picked the Tulsidas version for that part of the story because I like the way that he tells it the best. And yep, that is my voice. It's just the built-in mic for my computer, nothing fancy: but it was quick and easy to do, and fun too!
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