The Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan - Hardcover

Ramanujan, A. K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195639375 ISBN 13: 9780195639377

Publisher: OUP India, 1999

Synopsis

Poet, translator, folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as the world's most profound scholar of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together for the first time thirty essays on literature and culture written by him over a period of four decades. It is the product of the collaborative effort of a number of Ramanujan's colleagues and friends. The four sections - `General essays on literature and culture', `Essays on Classical Literatures', `Essays on Bhakti and Modern Poetry' and `Essays on Folklore' - are each prefaced by a brief critical introduction. The volume also contains notes on each essay included here as well as a chronology of Ramanujan's books and essays.

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Provides welcome access to an exceptional body of work (Years Work in English Studies)

Synopsis:

Poet, translator and folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as one of the world's most profound scholars of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together 30 essays on literature and culture written by him over a period of four decades. It is the product of the collaborative effort of a number of Ramanujan's colleagues and friends. The four sections - "General essays on literature and culture", "Essays on Classical Literatures", "Essays on Bhakti and Modern Poetry" and "Essays on Folklore" - are each prefaced by a brief critical introduction. The volume also contains notes on each essay included here as well as a chronology of Ramanujan's books and essays.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195639375
• ISBN 13: 9780195639377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Dharwadker Vinay