| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 263 pages :) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cultures of history
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Cultures of history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introductions; 1. The Dravidian Proper; 2. The King's Red Tongue; 3. Walking Utopia; 4. On Life, Moonlight, and Jasmine; 5. Bhakti and the Limits of Apotheosis; 6. Kavitha's Love; 7. Speech in the Kali Yugam; Afterword; Notes; Appendix: Kavitha's Speech; Glossary; References; Index. |
| Summary |
This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to one of the key institutions of modern society: democracy. Therefore this book also bears on the centrality of language to the modern human condition. Though Tamil oratory is a relatively new practice in south India, the Dravidian (or Tamil nationalist) style employs archaic forms of Tamil that suggest an ancient mode of speech. Beginni. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Folk literature, Tamil -- India -- Madurai.
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Folk literature, Tamil. |
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India -- Madurai. |
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Epic poetry, Tamil -- India -- Madurai.
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Epic poetry, Tamil. |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Tamil -- India -- Madurai.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Tamil. |
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Tamil language -- India -- Madurai -- Rhetoric.
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Tamil language. |
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Rhetoric. |
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Politics and culture -- India -- Madurai.
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Politics and culture. |
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Language and culture -- India -- Madurai.
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Language and culture. |
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Madurai (India) -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bate, Bernard. Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic : Democratic Practice in South India. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010 9780231147569 |
| ISBN |
9780231519403 (electronic book) |
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0231519400 (electronic book) |
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0231147562 |
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9780231147569 |
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