基本説明
Translated, Edited, and with an Introduction by Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman.
Full Description
This groundbreaking anthology opens a window on a thousand years of classical poetry in Telugu, the mellifluous language of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. The classical tradition in Telugu is one of the richest yet least explored of all South Asian literatures. This authoritative volume, the first anthology of classical Telugu poetry in English, gives an overview of one of the world's most creative poetic traditions. Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman have brought together mythological, religious, and secular texts by twenty major poets who wrote between the eleventh and nineteenth centuries. The beautifully translated selections are often dramatic and unexpected in tone and effect, and sometimes highly personal. The authors have provided an informative, engaging introduction, fleshing out the history of Telugu literature, situating its poets in relation to significant literary themes and historical developments, and discussing the relationship between Telugu and the classical literature and poetry of Sanskrit.
Contents
Acknowledgments Note on Pronunciation Introduction 1. Nannaya 2. Nannecoda 3. Palkuriki Somanatha 4. Tikkana 5. Mancana 6. Errapragada 7. Nacana Somanatha 8. Srinatha 9. Bammera Potana 10. Annamayya 11. Allasani Peddana 12. Krsnadevaraya 13. Nandi Timmanna 14. Dhurjati 15. Tenali Ramakrsna 16. Nutana-kavi Suranna 17. Pingali Suranna 18. Appakavi 19. Ksetrayya 20. Satakas 21. Catu Verses 22. Sahaji 23. Samukhamu Venkatakrsnappa Nayaka 24. Muddupalani 25. Tyagaraja Bibliography Index
