The Ramayana and the Iliad

A Comparative Narratological Study of Selected Parts

Abstract

A comparative study of The Ramayana and The Iliad in terms of narratological theories will certainly yield rewarding results. Narratology has been developed from the tradition of story-telling which is seen as a universal cultural phenomenon. From Classical narratology to Post Classical narratology, theories and beliefs of narrative techniques, insights have been explored with multidisciplinary and trans-generic applications in epics, novels, lyrics, fictions to non-fictions. A comparative study of selected portions of The Ramayana and The Iliad in terms of Focalisation, Narrative motive, Mimetic and Diegetic narration can yield rewarding results if narratological ideas are minutely applied. It will certainly explore the oral and literary traditions of the two great Occidental and Oriental epics in terms of their narrative technique.