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<p>Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the world's earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology illustrates the five landscapes of reciprocal love: jealous quarreling, anxious waiting and lamentation, clandestine love before marriage, elopement and love in separation, and patient waiting after marriage. <br><br>Despite its centrality to literary and

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Author

Selby, Martha Ann, translator and editor

Publisher

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3); Columbia University Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231150651

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Collections, History, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-24