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Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of Indias greatest works of classical literature: the "Purananuru." This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C.E. in old Tamil -the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu -was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asias history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the "Purananuru" is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the "Purananuru" has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.

A.K. Ramanujan (1929-1993) was, arguably, modern Indias finest English-language poet. At the time of his death he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Chicago, and recognized as the worlds most profound scholar of South Indian language and culture. During his lifetime he published three volumes of verse in English -- The Striders (1966), Relations (1971), and Second Sight (1986) -- and had completed work on a fourth volume, The Black Hen, which is published here for the first time. Ramanujan is best known for his pioneering translations of ancient Tamil poetry into modern English. These translations permanently altered the perceptions of the Indian literary map in the West. Before him, ancient Indian literature was thought to be mainly Sanskritic. After he published The Interior Landscape: Poems of Love and War, and other volumes between the sixties and eighties it became apparent to modern poets and scholars that there was a wealth of poetry in other Indic traditions. Reflecting his lifelong interests in folklore, anthropology, structuralism, and biculturalism, this volume of his collected poems represents the complex distillation of a lifetime of unusual thought and feeling. It will be welcomed by all lovers of contemporary poetry.

Thiru - Thiru is the principal prefix of address for adult males in the Tamil language, being the equivalent of the English "Mister" or the French "Monsieur". As Tamil is the classical language of south India, and was the language of literature and court in ancient south India, the term pervasive found in ancient inscriptions across the region.

Ancient Greek literature - Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language until the 4th century AD.

Kannada literature - The Kannada language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is the second oldest language currently spoken in India (next to Tamil). Kannada literature is also the third oldest literary tradition in India, next to those of Sanskrit literature (and its various dialects such as Prakrit) and Tamil literature.

Dakkhini language - Dakkhini, also known as Deccani is a dialect of the Urdu language spoken in the Deccan region of southern India, centered on the city of Hyderabad, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. There is an extensive literature in this dialect, but it has fallen out of use in recent times.

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