Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic: democratic practice in south India
By: Bernard Bate.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780231147569; 9780231519403
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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Dravidian proper; title: The king's red tongue; title: Walking utopia; title: On life, moonlight, and jasmine; title: Bhakti and the limits of apotheosis; title: Kavitha's love; title: Speech in the Kali Yugam.