Nature in Ancient Tamil Poetry, Concept and Interpretation
Author: Xavier S. Thani Nayagam
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 216
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Devapoopathy Nadarajah
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9788120812154
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: A.M. Dubianski
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-10-01
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9004486089
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume focuses on the origin of the early Tamil poetical canon, which constitutes a set of specific subjects, images, principles of arrangement of basic poetical themes which are called tiṇai. The author proceeds from the idea of a Russian scholar O. Freidenberg that literary forms ‘originate from anti-literary material rather than their own archetypes’. An outline of mythological concepts, prevalent in ancient Tamil culture, is presented, alongside main mythological figures - Murukaṉ, Māl, Cūr, Koṟṟavai, Vaḷḷi. A controversial notion of aṉanku, especially in its aspect of an inner female energy, is analyzed. In addition, the author explores the panegyric art of the Tamil kings’ singers, describing such singers and performers while discussing the idea of ritual character. The elements of five canonical tiṇai-themes of the akam poetry are examined, where the use of ethnological data suggests that the themes are based on some behaviour patterns which are meant to ensure a reliable control over the female energy. Finally, the text raises the problem of earlier poetic forms that consolidated the tiṇai system.
Author: Rayson K. Alex
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-11-15
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1137562242
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book features ten critical essays on ecodocumentaries written by eminent scholars from India, USA, Ireland, Finland and Turkey in the area of ecocinema studies. Situating social documentaries with explicit ecological form and content, the volume takes relational positions on political, cultural and conservational aspects of natures and cultures in various cultural contexts. Documentaries themed around issues such as electronic waste, animal rights, land ethics, pollution of river, land grabbing, development and exotic plants are some of the topics ecocritiqued in this volume.
Author: K.V. Zvelebil
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-12-06
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9004492984
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Campbell Shairp
Publisher: Edinburgh : D. Douglas
Published: 1877
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: K. Kailasapathy
Publisher: Hachette India
Published: 2023-07-19
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 935731170X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An elegant and thorough examination of the riches of Sangam poetry In this acclaimed comparative study, K. Kailasapathy, the celebrated Sri Lankan academic and critic, introduces and interprets ancient Tamil poems and examines the stylistic heritage, themes and motifs pervading Sangam poetry while building the literary corpus's bridge to heroic poetry in other languages - most notably Greek. He identifies the formulaic expression, stock phrases and overarching sensibilities pervasive in the poems and, going much against the popular grain, expands on the notion that oral verse-making is central to Sangam poetry. A nod to Milman Parry, this deeply necessary exploration of our neglected past is an engaging and accessible discourse on one of our most fertile literary ages and, with much agility, connects the dots in studying early Tamil poetry for a modern reader.
Author: Frederic William Moorman
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2018-02-05
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 3111675416
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