In translating these poems from the ancient Dravidian into English, the late A.K. Ramanujan--celebrated poet, translator, and linguist--has rendered two important services: he has introduced Indian and Western readers to an unfamiliar and fascinating literary tradition, and he has provided access to some exquisite examples of a mature classical poetry. In The Interior Landscape , as Ramanujan notes, "passion is balanced by courtesy, transparency by ironies and nuances of design, impersonality by vivid detail, spareness by ...
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In translating these poems from the ancient Dravidian into English, the late A.K. Ramanujan--celebrated poet, translator, and linguist--has rendered two important services: he has introduced Indian and Western readers to an unfamiliar and fascinating literary tradition, and he has provided access to some exquisite examples of a mature classical poetry. In The Interior Landscape , as Ramanujan notes, "passion is balanced by courtesy, transparency by ironies and nuances of design, impersonality by vivid detail, spareness by richness of implication." The poems come from one of the earliest surviving texts of Tamil poetry, the Kuruntokai, an anthology of love lyrics probably recored during the first three centuries A.D. Seventy-six of these classical poems have here been given a modern language and form. In an effort at fidelity to the effect of the images and their placement in the original, Ramanujan has given a visual shape to the poems by typographic devices. With an essay on Tamil poetry explaining its techniques, this collection of quiet, controlled, yet dramatic poems will enrich the understanding of all those interested in Indian poetry while providing hours of pleasure.
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Very Good. 0253201853. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 125 pages; Trade size paperback in glossy title lettered covers. Snugly bound and clean. Prior owner name penned to front endpage; mild stress crease top front corner of the cover. Text bright and clean with no marks. VG.
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Good. Size: 5x0x8; Paperback as pictured/some shelf wear and bends to cover/remainder marker lines to top page edges/text clean of marks/safe and secure shipping/FREE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND TRACKING ON ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS/
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Very Good. No Jacket. 51/2x81/2. 126 text page hardcover-the poems in translation plus index of poets and first lines at rear. Full cloth exterior and ribbon page marker-unmarked, tight and clean.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 1967, with no add'l printings indicated, Indiana U. Press. 125pp. Binding sturdy, text unmarked, boards lightly bumped at corners. DJ is unclipped, heavily rubbed. NOT ex-lib. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Near Fine. First edition thus, 1975, paperback, octavo, 125pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of wear to wrap, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. In protective mylar wrap.
