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Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic : democratic practice in south India /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bate, Bernard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2009]
Series:Cultures of history.
Subjects:
Folk literature, Tamil > India > Madurai.
Epic poetry, Tamil > India > Madurai.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Tamil > India > Madurai.
Tamil language > India > Madurai > Rhetoric.
Politics and culture > India > Madurai.
Language and culture > India > Madurai.
Madurai (India) > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • The Dravidian proper
  • The king's red tongue
  • Walking utopia
  • On life, moonlight, and jasmine
  • Bhakti and the limits of apotheosis
  • Kavitha's love
  • Speech in the Kali Yugam.