| Poems of Love and War: From the Eight Anthologies and the Ten Long Poems of Classical Tamil With a New Fore Edition Contributor(s): Ramanujan, A. K. (Editor), Ramanujan, A. K. (Translator), Shulman, David (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0231157347 ISBN-13: 9780231157346 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Poetry | Asian - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 894.811 |
| LCCN: 2010052820 |
| Series: Translations from the Asian Classics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.54 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these translations, A.K. Ramanujan's foundational text has won the devotion of scholars and readers of rich literature for decades. This edition retains Ramanujan's careful, consistant rendering of works by nearly 500 poets, illuminating ancient stories of love and war and the culture and society of Tamil South India. |