The Kural
Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural
A new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and friendship, bringing Tiruvalluvar's poetry and philosophy to a new generation seeking practical wisdom and spiritual sustenanceDrawing on the poetic tradition of W. S. Merwin, Wendell Berry, and William Carlos Williams, and nurtured by 2 decades of study under Tamil scholar Dr. K. V. Ramakoti, this new translation of the Kural by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma brings English readers closer than ever to the brilliant inner and outer music of Tiruvalluvar's work and ideas.Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural is a masterwork of poetry and practical philosophy. On par with other world class…
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Weitere Autoren: Harvey, Andrew / Venkatesan, Archana / Pruiksma, Thomas Hitoshi
- ISBN: 978-0-8070-0361-9
- EAN: 9780807003619
- Produktnummer: 35910515
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Ausstattung: mehrfarbig; GRY
- Masse: H22.5 cm x B14.5 cm x D2.8 cm 438 g
- Gewicht: 438
Über den Autor
Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma is an author, poet, performer, and teacher. His books include The Safety of Edges and Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar. Pruiksma teaches writing for Cozy Grammar and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, 4Culture, Artist Trust, the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, the US Fulbright Program, the American Literary Translators Association, and Oberlin Shansi.Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, and spiritual teacher.Archana Venkatesan is professor of religious studies and comparative literature at the University of California.
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