A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s6.1

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The ornate court epic of the classical and post-classical periods derives its materials mostly from tales about old gods and heroes, as they are narrated in the two popular epics and in the purāṇas. Thus, for example, Kālidāsa in his epic Raghuvaṁśa retells the story of Rāma, whilst for the plot of his Kumārasaṁbhava he depends on the purāṇic myths¹.