book chapter
The smile of Murugan on Tamil literature of South India
E. J. Brill • Leiden • Published In 1973 • Pages:
By: Zvelebil, Kamil.
Abstract
This document presents a critical appraisal of historical and modern Tamil literature. Information in this document on early Tamil literature was not processed. The author, a Czech linguist and humanist, discusses distinctive features of Tamil literature, the origins of modern Tamil prose, the Tamil renaissance, the prose of today, and the 'new poetry.'
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Linguist
- Humanist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1983
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1700-1968
- Coverage Place
- south India
- Notes
- Kamil V. Zvelebil
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-346)
- LCCN
- 73163643
- LCSH
- Tamil (Indic people)