| Text and Tradition in South India Contributor(s): Narayana Rao, Velcheru (Author), Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1438467761 ISBN-13: 9781438467764 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 894.827 |
| Series: Suny Hindu Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.55 lbs) 506 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Velcheru Narayana Rao's contribution to understanding Indian cultural history, literary production, and intellectual life--specifically from the vantage of the Andhra region--has few parallels. He is one of the very rare scholars to be able to reflect magisterially on the precolonial and colonial periods. He moves easily between Sanskrit and the vernacular traditions, and between the worlds of orality and script. This is because of his mastery of the classical Telugu tradition. As Sanjay Subrahmanyam puts it in his Introduction, To command nearly a thousand years of a literary tradition is no small feat, but more important still is VNR's ability constantly to offer fresh readings and provocative frameworks for interpretation. The essays and reflections in Text and Tradition in South India bring together the diverse and foundational contributions made by Narayana Rao to the rewriting of India's cultural and literary history. The book is for anyone interested in the history of Indian ideas, the social and cultural history of South India, and the massive intellectual traditions of the subcontinent. |