Literary Theories in Tamil

Indra Manuel

This work is an indispensable tool for any scholar working on literary theories as expressed in ancient Tamil treatises. This study traces out how far Tolkappiyar’s theory of poetry has been preserved, disintegrated, modified or totally replaced by later models. It also takes up akam theories for a rigorous historical analysis.It is an attempt to study the earliest treatise in Tamil in order to study the principle of literary production.

Paperback, First Edition, 1997
Pp. xx+614, Price: ` 540
ISBN: 81 - 85452 - 06 - 7