Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Four Hundred Songs of War and WisdomCondition: NewSubtitle: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the PurananuruISBN-10: 0231115636EAN: 9780231115636ISBN: 9780231115636Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/21/2002Description: Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil-the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu-was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L.Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USTranslator: George Hart, Hank HeifetzContributor: George Hart (Translated by), Hank Heifetz (Edited by), George Hart (Edited by), Hank Heifetz (Translated by)Genre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: Translations from the Asian ClassicsAuthor: Hank HeifetzRelease Year: 2002 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom
Title: The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom
Subtitle: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru
ISBN-10: 0231115636
EAN: 9780231115636
ISBN: 9780231115636
Release Date: 08/21/2002
Release Year: 2002
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Hank Heifetz
Contributor: Hank Heifetz (Translated by)
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Book Title: Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom : an Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru
Number of Pages: 436 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Asian / General
Genre: Literary Criticism, Poetry
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: George Hart
Book Series: Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
