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Topic started by Arun Sinha (@ gateway.isite.net) on Wed Oct 18 13:05:18 .
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Hi,

Some of us are trying to compile a list of classical Literature of S Asian languages for which there are good English translations available.

There is a S Asian literature list:
SASIALIT@listserv.rice.edu

on which this information will be posted.

So if you know of nay good translations of tamil and other S Asian language literary works, please send me the info. or post it directly on this list. You do not have to limit your self to Tamilian literature.

Thanks,

Arun Sinha

Responses:

From: 池.綴麩癟爾韻/Chandra (@ rr-165-123-94.atl.mediaone.net) on: Sat Oct 21 19:03:57 EDT 2000

Some classics:

1. "The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom: An anthology of poems from classical Tamil, The Purananuru", George Hart and Hank Heifetz, Columbia UNiversity Press, 1999,
isbn; 0-231-11562-8

2. "The Cilappatikaram of Ilanko Atikal: An Epic of South India", R. Parthasarathy, Columbia Univ. Press, 1992.
isbn: 0-231-07848-X

A line-by-line translation of one of the greatest literary works of the world

3. "The Study of Stolen Love: A Translation of Kalaviyal with commentary by Nakkiranar",
Buck and Paramasivam, 1997, Scholars Press, Atlanta, Ga.

4."Pattuppattu: Ten Tamil Idylls",
JV Chellaiah, 1962. The South India Saiva Sidhdhanta Works Publishing Society.

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