Kural - Couverture souple

Tiruvalluvar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0144000091 ISBN 13 : 9780144000098

Editeur : Penguin Books India, 2005

Synopsis

A celebrated work by the greatest poet of classical Tamil literature Tiruvalluvar probably lived and wrote between the second century BC and the eighth century AD though his dates have not been conclusively established. The work by which he is known, the Kural, comprises 1,330 couplets and is divided into three sections-Virtue, Wealth and Love-and is based on the first three of the four supreme aims prescribed by Hindu tradition: dharma (virtue), artha (wealth), kama (love) and moksha (salvation). Taken together, the three books of the Kural inform, criticize and teach the reader, in brilliantly styled and pithy verse, about life, love and the ways of the world. Translated and edited with an introduction by P.S. Sundaram

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À propos de l?auteur

Tiruvalluvar was an ancient Tamil poet and philosopher best known for writing the Tirukkural, a collection of couplets on matters ranging from love to ethics. P. S. Sundaram (1910- 1998), born Pazmarneri Subrahmanya Sundaram, was an Indian professor of English, best known for translating the Tirukkural and various Tamil classics into English. He had degrees in English from the University of Madras and the Oxford University. He served as professor of English for about 40 years in different parts of North India.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books India
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0144000091
• ISBN 13: 9780144000098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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