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The rapids of a great river : the Penguin book of Tamil poetry by Lakshmi Holmstrom; Subashree Krishnaswamy; Lakshmi Holmstram; K. Srilata is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This anthology begins with selections from the earliest known Tamil poetry dating from the second century CE. The writings of the Sangam period laid the foundation for the Tamil poetic tradition, and they continue to underlie and inform the works of Tamil poets even today. The first part of this anthology traverses the Sangam and bhakti periods and closes with pre-modern poems from the nineteenth century. The second part, a compilation of modern and contemporary poetry, opens with the work of th
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- Author
- Lakshmi Holmstrom; Subashree Krishnaswamy; Lakshmi Holmstram; K. Srilata
- Publisher
- Viking; Penguin Global
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9788184758191
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Music, Poetry
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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