The poems of ancient Tamil are one of India's most important contributions to world literature. Presented here in English translation is a selection of roughly three hundred poems from five of the earliest poetic anthologies of classical Tamil literature. These lyrical poems are intimately related to the agricultural society that produced them, and their direct connection with the earth as well as their use of ornament and suggestion give them a quality unlike that of any other poetic tradition. Originally published in 1979 ...
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The poems of ancient Tamil are one of India's most important contributions to world literature. Presented here in English translation is a selection of roughly three hundred poems from five of the earliest poetic anthologies of classical Tamil literature. These lyrical poems are intimately related to the agricultural society that produced them, and their direct connection with the earth as well as their use of ornament and suggestion give them a quality unlike that of any other poetic tradition. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. This is a selection of about 300 poems in English translation from five of the earliest anthologies of classical Tamil literature, which date from the first to the third centures A.D.; the poems are divided into two categories: akam, or interior, poems that view life from inside the family and concern the love between man and woman; and puram, or exterior, poems that view life from outside the family and concern such topics as kings, battles, ethics, and the life of wandering bards and poets; includes an introduction that describes the poetic conventions of early Tamil and analyzes the poetic techniques of the poems (quarter dark orange cloth with gold lettering on spine & three-quarter white textured cloth; a bright, clean, tight copy)
Add this copy of Poets of the Tamil Anthologies: Ancient Poems of Love to cart. $74.20, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Princeton University Press.