{"product_id":"parthayana-9789067181174","title":"Parthayana","description":"For more than a millennium, the poets of Java and Bali have celebrated their deities, their patrons and the cult of beauty and love through the writing of \u003ci\u003ekakawin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eParthayana\u003c\/i\u003e (\"The Journeying of \u003ci\u003ePartha\u003c\/i\u003e\") is a \u003ci\u003ekakawin\u003c\/i\u003e written in Bali in the early eighteenth century in honour of the Dewa Agung of Klungkung, Surawirya (d.1736). It relates the physical and spiritual journey of the Pandawa hero, Arjuna, as he undertakes a period of exile lasting twelve years and describes his romantic adventures.\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of the \u003ci\u003eParthayana\u003c\/i\u003e, together with an English translation and commentary provides insights into the practice of \u003ci\u003ekakawin\u003c\/i\u003e composition in Bali and places it in the wider context of Balinese literature.","brand":"Helen Creese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270277443835,"sku":"9789067181174","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_697aa6e4-a621-41b3-9b0b-2869786b204a.jpg?v=1770965594","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/parthayana-9789067181174","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}