UID:
almahu_9949701945702882
ISBN:
9789004658608
Series Statement:
Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000 9
Content:
It is generally believed in India that works of art are made on the basis of the normative works. The same is true in the case of Tamil literature of South India: especially the case between the oldest grammar and poetics, Tolkāppiyam, and the ancient literature ( Sangam literature) of the 1st-3rd Century A.D., consisting of about 2400 poems of love and war. This book deals with the relationship between them with special focus on love poetry, investigating a large number of its technical terms concerning their original meanings and historical changes. The ancient love poems had a considerable influence on later literature, such as Bhakti literature, epics, and purāṇas . This is an indispensable work of reference for Tamil love poetry and is also useful for Tamil and Indian literatures.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
,
English
Additional Edition:
Print version: Tamil Love Poetry and Poetics. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1995. ISBN 9789004100428
Language:
English
