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The Study of Stolen Love by David C. Buck

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The Study of Stolen Love

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David C. Buck, K. Paramasivam, Nakkiranar

Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · December 15, 1997

Reading lane: Indic Literary Criticism

This is the first complete English translation of an important work of Tamil poetics.

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Authors
David C. Buck, K. Paramasivam, Nakkiranar
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
December 15, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Indic Literary Criticism · Indic Literary Collections
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Indic Literary Criticism

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About This Book

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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