The cilappatikāram of Iḷaṅko Aṭikaḷ : an epic of South India
"Literary scholarship on India's epic traditions has long focused on the Sanskrit classics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana - thereby excluding works in Tamil. Now, the esteemed poet R. Parthasarathy offers a memorable new translation of the renowned Tamil poem the Cilappatikaram, one of...
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| Language: | English |
| Series: | Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Summary: | "Literary scholarship on India's epic traditions has long focused on the Sanskrit classics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana - thereby excluding works in Tamil. Now, the esteemed poet R. Parthasarathy offers a memorable new translation of the renowned Tamil poem the Cilappatikaram, one of the world's literary masterpieces and India's finest epic in a language other than Sanskrit."--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 426 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[1993]
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| ISBN: | 023107848X 9780231078481 |
Special Collections -- Skidmoreana Collection -- 3rd floor
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PL4758.9.I4 C538513 1993 |
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| PL4758.9.I4 C538513 1993 | Available Place a Hold |
3rd floor
| Call Number: |
PL4758.9.I4 C538513 1993 |
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| PL4758.9.I4 C538513 1993 | Available Place a Hold |