Tamil love poetry : the five hundred short poems of Aiṅkuru̲nūru̲, an early third-century anthology /

Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry and known to be a work of enduring importance. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology renders the five lan...

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Další autoři: Selby, Martha Ann
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
tamilština
Vydáno: New York : Columbia University Press 2011.
Edice:Translations from the Asian classics.
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/selb15064
Obsah:
  • Introduction
  • Marutam (100 poems on jealous quarreling, by Orampokiyar)
  • Neytal (100 poems on lamenting the lover's absence, by Ammuvanaar)
  • Kuriñci (100 poems on the union of lovers, by Kapilar)
  • (100 poems on separation, by Othalandayar)
  • Mullai (100 poems on patient waiting for the lover's return, by Peyanaar).