Tale of an Anklet - An Epic of South India

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Summary

This translation of the 5th-century Indian epic love story of Kannaki and Kovalan follows the conventions of classical Tamil poetry and is told in three phases: the erotic, the mythic, and the heroic. The author provides an introduction to the poem.

Product details

• Authors: Ilanko Atikal
• Assisted by: R. Parathasarathy (Translation), Rajagopal Parathasarathy (Translation), R. Parthasarathy (Translation), Parthasarathy R. (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.1994
• EAN: 9780231078498
• ISBN: 978-0-231-07849-8
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Translations from the Asian Classics; Translations from the Asian Cl; Translations from the Asian Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), Poetry anthologies (various poets)