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The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India - Translations from the Asian Classics
Ilanko Atikal
The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India - Translations from the Asian Classics
Ilanko Atikal
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.
426 pages, frontispiece
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 10, 1994 |
ISBN13 | 9780231078498 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 426 |
Dimensions | 228 × 142 × 28 mm · 576 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Parthasarathy, R. |
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