Author: Jennifer Steele ClarePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Interpreting the Flawless Story
Author: Jennifer Steele ClarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Culture, Language and Identity
Author: C. T. IndraPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351334379
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This volume examines the relationship between language and power across cultural boundaries. It evaluates the vital role of translation in redefining culture and ethnic identity. During the first phase of colonialism, mid-18th to late-19th century, the English-speaking missionaries and East India Company functionaries in South India were impelled to master Tamil, the local language, in order to transact their business. Tamil also comprised ancient classical literary works, especially ethical and moral literature, which were found especially suited to the preferences of Christian missionaries. This interface between English and Tamil acted as a conduit for cultural transmission among different groups. The essays in this volume are on chosen areas of translation activities and explore cultural, religious, linguistic and literary transactions. This volume and its companion (which looks at the period between 1900 CE to the present) cover the late colonial and postcolonial era and will be of interest to students, scholars and researchers of translation studies, literature, linguistics, sociology and social anthropology, South Asian studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, literary and critical theory as well as culture studies.
Colporuḷ
Author: Gregory JamesPublisher:
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Category : Tamil language
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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Indian Epistemology
Author: Cō. Na KantacāmiPublisher:
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Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry
Author: V. S. RajamPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691996
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
A reference tool for those who seek an understanding of the structure of classical Tamil poetry. This poetry reflects indigenous literary and cultural traditions of southern India, and therefore, a study of it is imperative for obtaining a balanced view of India's past and present cultures. The language which produced this poetry, Tamil, is the only living language of modern India that has an uninterrupted history spanning more than two millennia, and therefore, a study of it becomes even more crucial for a thorough understanding of India's linguistic complexity. Includes a bibliography.
The History of the Grammatical Theories in Malayalam
Author: Ke. En El̲uttacchanPublisher:
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Category : Malayalam language
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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Unthiyar
Author: Robert ButlerPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132601448X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A prose and verse translation with grammatical commentary of the Upadesha Unthiyar of Sri Ramana Maharshi with relevant verses from the Tiru Unthiyar of Sri Muruganar. Also included are Manikkavacagar's Tiru Unthiyar and extracts from the Avirodha Unthiyar of Santalinga Swamigal and the Tiru Unthiyar of Uyyavantha Teva Nayanar. The book can be read in its own right, or as a companion volume to 'Ulladu Narpadu - a grammatical commentary' by the same author.
Language, Culture and Power
Author: C. T. IndraPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351335944
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This volume examines the relationship between language and power across cultural boundaries. It evaluates the vital role of translation in redefining culture and ethnic identity. During the first phase of colonialism, mid-18th to late-19th century, the English-speaking missionaries and East India Company functionaries in South India were impelled to master Tamil, the local language, in order to transact their business. Tamil also comprised ancient classical literary works, especially ethical and moral literature, which were found especially suited to the preferences of Christian missionaries. This interface between English and Tamil acted as a conduit for cultural transmission among different groups. The essays in this volume explore the symbiotic relation between English and Tamil during the late colonial and postcolonial as also the modernist and the postmodernist periods. The book showcases the modernity of contemporary Tamil culture as reflected in its literary and artistic productions — poetry, fiction, short fiction and drama — and outlines the aesthetics, philosophy and methodology of these translations. This volume and its companion (which looks at the period between 1750 to 1900 CE) cover the late colonial and postcolonial era and will be of interest to students, scholars and researchers of translation studies, literature, linguistics, sociology and social anthropology, South Asian studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, literary and critical theory as well as culture studies.
Streams of Language
Author: Kannan M.Publisher:
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Category : Tamil language
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Contributed articles presented at an international conference, "Dialects in Tamil" held on August 23-25th 2006 at the French Institute of Pondichery.-- t.p. 4.
Computer Analysis of Tirukkural
Author: K. C. ChellamuthuPublisher:
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Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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