| The Study of Stolen Love: A Translation of Kalaviyal Enra Iraiyanar Akapporul with Comentary by Nakkiranar Contributor(s): Buck, David C. (Author), Paramasivam, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0788503324 ISBN-13: 9780788503320 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 Annotation: This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poems drawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Dewey: 894.811 |
| LCCN: 96006539 |
| Series: American Academy of Religion Books |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.96" W x 9.16" (1.15 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poems drawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century. |
