Showers of Flowers: A. K. Ramanujan and an Indian Folktale

A beautiful Kannada women's tale about a girl who can transform herself into a flowering tree was first brought to English readers by A. K. Ramanujan. On the occasion of this story being further adapted into an opera, I present yet another retelling and also set the story in the larger context...

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Veröffentlicht in:Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche. - Taylor & Francis, 2007. - 2(2008), 1, Seite 5-22
1. Verfasser: Narayan, Kirin (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche
Schlagworte:A Flowering Tree A. K. Ramanujan creative process women's folktales John Adams Kannada Kirin Narayan opera oral traditions Peter Sellars mehr... Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Arts Political science
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