Varadarajan, Mu.

A History of Tamil Literature. Translated from Tamil by E. Sa .Visswanathan.

New Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Shitya Akademi, 1988. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 375 pages. Photograph on inside front and back covers of sculpture from Nagarjunakonda, 2nd century A.D of three soothsayers interpreting Queen Maya’s dream. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Index slightly fingerstained. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A survey of Tamil Literature from B.C. 500 to the 20th Century. Includes Preface by Professor T.P. Meenakshisundaram and Translator’s Note by E. Sa. Visswanathan.

Chapters include: Tamil Language / Cankam Literature (B.C. 500 – 200 A.D.) / Devotional Poems (600 – 900 A.D.) / Nineteenth Century / Islamic Literature / Christian Literature / Plays / Stories / Modern Poetical Works / etc.

• Keywords: Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Catalogue Ten – International Literature · Literature · Literature analysis · Literature Analysis and Criticism · Tamil History · Tamil Literature · Translation from French · Translations from foreign languages
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200043AB

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