The Study of Stolen Love
This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poems drawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century.
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The Study of Stolen Love
This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poems drawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century.
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The Study of Stolen Love

The Study of Stolen Love

The Study of Stolen Love

The Study of Stolen Love

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This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics. Composed in southern India around the eighth century CE, this is a commentary structured around 60 verses of uncertain origin on the poetry of love. The commentary also includes hundreds of illustrative poems drawn from various Tamil literary periods ranging from the very earliest through the eighth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780788503320
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/02/1997
Series: AAR Religions in Translation
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 9.16(w) x 5.96(h) x 0.86(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsvi
Introductionvii
Part IThe Study of Stolen Love1
Part IIThe Study of Married Love245
Bibliography and Works for Further Reference319
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