Srinatha - The Poet Who Made Gods and Kings

Zusatztext It is impossible to slap a label on this book. It begins as a biography (a rare genre for this culture) of Srinatha , a poet who lived in Andhra, in South India, in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. But then it goes on to combine hardheaded historical contextualization with a generous appreciation of the rich web of legends about Srinatha, all informed by lyrical translations and brilliant readings of his poems.... The works of Srinatha , like this work of Shulman and Narayana Rao, are playful, rejoicing in comic incongruity and exuberant excess, no holds barred. The authors rightly insist that you do not need to know Telugu to read this book and that readers will recognize here much that resonates with their knowledge of other great literatures. It's a great read. Informationen zum Autor VNR: Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison; DS: Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Klappentext This book offers a groundbreaking cultural biography of Srinatha, arguably the most creative figure in the thousand-year history of Telugu literature. Their study, which includes extensive translations of Srinatha's major works, shows the poet's place in a great classical tradition in a moment of profound cultural transformation. Zusammenfassung This book offers a groundbreaking cultural biography of Srinatha, arguably the most creative figure in the thousand-year history of Telugu literature. Their study, which includes extensive translations of Srinatha's major works, shows the poet's place in a great classical tradition in a moment of profound cultural transformation.

Product details

• Authors: Velcheru Narayana Rao, Velcheru Narayana/ Shulman Rao, David Shulman, Shulman David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2012
• EAN: 9780199863020
• ISBN: 978-0-19-986302-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Ostern, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Religion, allgemein, POETRY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Biography / Autobiography, RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Poetry by individual poets, Asian History, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Hindu Sacred Texts, Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings