Poet, translator and folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as one of the world's most profound scholars of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together 30 essays on literature and culture written by him over a period of four decades. It is the product of the collaborative effort of a number of Ramanujan's colleagues and friends. The four sections - "General essays on literature and culture", "Essays on Classical Literatures", "Essays on Bhakti and Modern Poetry" and "Essays on Folklore" - are each prefaced by a brief critical introduction. The volume also contains notes on each essay included here as well as a chronology of Ramanujan's books and essays.
- ISBN10 0195639375
- ISBN13 9780195639377
- Publish Date February 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 November 2008
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 656
- Language English