The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An Anthology of Poems from Classical Tamil, The Purananuru
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. 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...
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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.R. ParthasarathyThis translation of the Purananuru by a distinguished Tamil scholar and a noted poet is unlikely to be rivaled for a long time to come. It is a remarkable achievement, at once eloquent and immensely moving, and deserving of unstinting praise.
\ Journal of Asian StudiesThis unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date.\ — Martha Ann Selby\ \ \ \ \ \ Contemporary South Asia - Kokila Ravi\ 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.\ \ \ \ Journal of Asian StudiesThis unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date.\ \ \ \ \ \ Contemporary South AsiaEminent 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\ \ \ \ \ \ Journal of Asian StudiesThis unique translation... is undoubtedly George L. Hart and Hank Heifet'z most successful collaboration to date.\ — Martha Ann Selby\ \ \ \ \ \ Contemporary South AsiaEminent 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\ \ \ \ \ \ R. ParthasarathyThis translation of the Purananuru by a distinguished Tamil scholar and a noted poet is unlikely to be rivaled for a long time to come. It is a remarkable achievement, at once eloquent and immensely moving, and deserving of unstinting praise.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsHart (south and southeast Asian studies, U. of California-Berkeley) and translator Heifetz offer the first complete English-language edition of the work of Indian classical literature. The anthology represents over 150 poets writing in old Tamil, the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu some 2,000 years ago. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
