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The poems of ancient Tamil are one of India's most important contributions to world literature. Presented here in English translation is a selection of roughly three hundred poems from five of the earliest poetic anthologies of classical Tamil literature. These lyrical poems are intimately related to the agricultural society that produced them, and



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*Ainkurunuru, pg. 17*Kuruntokai, pg. 45*Narrinai, pg. 89*Ainkurunuru, pg. 107*Purananuru, pg. 137

Poets of the Tamil Anthologies

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691608457, 978-0691608457
      ISBN10: 0691608458

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The poems of ancient Tamil are one of India's most important contributions to world literature. Presented here in English translation is a selection of roughly three hundred poems from five of the earliest poetic anthologies of classical Tamil literature. These lyrical poems are intimately related to the agricultural society that produced them, and



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*Ainkurunuru, pg. 17*Kuruntokai, pg. 45*Narrinai, pg. 89*Ainkurunuru, pg. 107*Purananuru, pg. 137

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