The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, the Purananuru |
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Editor:
| Hart, George Heifetz, Hank |
Translator:
| Hart, George Heifetz, Hank |
Series title: | Translations from Asian Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-11563-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $65.95 |
Book Description:
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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 C.E. delves into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence.
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 C.E. delves into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence.