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Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C.E. delves into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence.
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Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil--the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu--was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India.
Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence.
To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.
Review Quotes
1. "This unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date." -- Martha Ann Selby, "Journal of Asian Studies"
2. "This unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date." -- Martha Ann Selby, Journal of Asian Studies
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"This unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date." -- Martha Ann Selby, "Journal of Asian Studies"
4. "Eminent scholar George L. Hart and gifted poet Hank Heifetz have transcreated for English readers the ancient Tamil classic "Purananuru," a compilation of poems composed about two thousand years ago by more than a hundred and fifty poets... While accurately capturing the quintessential beauty of poetic Tamil, the authors successfully evoke an authentic aura of the culture, geography, glimpses of history, and everyday life of the ancient Tamils." -- Kokila Ravi, "Contemporary South Asia"
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This unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date.--Martha Ann Selby"Journal of Asian Studies" (01/01/0001)
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Eminent scholar George L. Hart and gifted poet Hank Heifetz have transcreated for English readers the ancient Tamil classic"Purananuru," a compilation of poems composed about two thousand years ago by more than a hundred and fifty poets... While accurately capturing the quintessential beauty of poetic Tamil, the authors successfully evoke an authentic aura of the culture, geography, glimpses of history, and everyday life of the ancient Tamils.--Kokila Ravi "Contemporary South Asia "
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Eminent scholar George L. Hart and gifted poet Hank Heifetz have transcreated for English readers the ancient Tamil classicPurananuru, a compilation of poems composed about two thousand years ago by more than a hundred and fifty poets... While accurately capturing the quintessential beauty of poetic Tamil, the authors successfully evoke an authentic aura of the culture, geography, glimpses of history, and everyday life of the ancient Tamils.
--Kokila Ravi "Contemporary South Asia "8.
This unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date.
--Martha Ann Selby"Journal of Asian Studies" (01/01/0001)The images represent actual product though color of the image and product may slightly differ.
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