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A Poem at the Right Moment: Remembered Verses from Premodern South India (Voices from Asia)

By David Shulman , Velcheru Narayana Rao

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0520208498, 9780520208490
LCC
PK2978.E5 P64 1998
Open Library ID
OL7710339M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10497527 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
195\219
Time added
2012-04-21 19:37:06

Description

A Poem at the Right Moment collects, and preserves, poems--called catus--that have circulated orally for centuries in South India. The poems are remarkable for their wit and precision, their lyrical insight on the commonplace, their fascination with sensual experience, and their exploration of the connection between language and desire. Taken together the catus offer a penetrating critical vision and an understanding of the classical traditions of Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit. Each poem is presented in a contemporary English translation along with the Indian-language original. An introduction and a concluding essay explore in detail the stories and texts that comprise the catu system.

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