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Title |
Cilappatikaram (Malayalam) |
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Author |
Prof. Dr. Naduvattam Gopalakrishnan |
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Publisher |
Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil |
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Publish Year |
2024 |
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Language |
Malayalam |
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Book ISBN |
978-81-19249-95-4 |
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Number of Pages |
638 |
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Book Price |
Rs.1000.00 |
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About the Book:- |
Cilappatikäram, one of the five great epics in Tamil, radically differs from the epics in Sanskrit and Western languages in its structure, theme, narrative and stylistic features. Its patikam describes it as a poem interspersed with prose and songs. It is also known as iyalicaināțakapporul toțarnilaic ceyyul, since it fuses the three Tamils lyal, Icai, and Näțakam. Thus the architectonics of Cilappatikäram distinguishes it from all the well-known epics that have found a place in world literature. One of the major defects of the epics in other classical and modern languages is that they employ a single poetic form, a single metrical pattern from beginning to end, and narrate the story in a single voice which is usually the author's and are thus unable to avoid monotony Janko Atikal, on the other hand, employs numerous strategies to make his work gripping. In his thirty chapters (kätai) he uses diverse poetic forms. The folk songs that periodically make their appearance captivate the reader's. heart and soul. The present volume, published by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil and translated by Prof. Dr. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan includes the Tamil text, transliteration. translations in Malayalam and critical articles that examine it from fresh perspectives. |
