num_pages: 656
description: Poet, translator, and folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as the world's most profound scholar of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together for the first time, thirty essays on literature and culture written by Ramanujan over a period of four decades. It is the product of the collaborative effort of a number of his colleagues and friends. Each section is prefaced by a brief critical introduction and the volume includes notes on each essay as well as a chronology of Ramanujan's books and essays.
language: English
title: The Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan
titlecomplete: The Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan (Oxford India Paperbacks)
genres: Literature, History, Mythology, India, Indian Literature, Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 74
publisher: Oxford University Press