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    The Kural (inbunden, eng)

    A new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and friendship, bringing Tiruvalluvar’s poetry and philosoph...
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    A new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and friendship, bringing Tiruvalluvar’s poetry and philosophy to a new generation seeking practical wisdom and spiritual sustenance

    Drawing on the poetic tradition of W. S. Merwin, Wendell Berry, and William Carlos Williams, and nurtured by 2 decades of study under Tamil scholar DrK. V. Ramakoti, this new translation of the Kural by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma brings English readers closer than ever to the brilliant inner and outer music of Tiruvalluvar’s work and ideas.

    Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural is a masterwork of poetry and practical philosophyOn par with other world classics such as the Tao Te Ching, the Kural is a compendium of 1,330 short philosophical verses, or kurals, that together cover a wide range of personal and cosmic experience, such as—

    POLITICS:
    Harsh rule that brings idiots together—nothing
    Burdens the earth more


    HOSPITALITY:
    The life that cherishes strangers each day
    Never falls upon ruin


    FRIENDSHIP:
    Friendship is not a face smiling—friendship
    Is a heart that smiles


    GREED:
    Those who won’t give and enjoy—even with billions
    They have nothing


    Accompanying the translation is a foreword by the founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism, Andrew Harvey; an introduction by the translator and scholar Archana Venkatesan; and a “Commentary of Notes,” in which Pruiksma elucidates key words and shares insights from important Tamil commentaries.

    Rich with indelible wordplay, learning, and heart, Pruiksma’s translation transforms the barrier of language into a bridge, bringing the fullness of Tiruvalluvar’s poetic intensity to a new generation.


    Format Inbunden
    Omfång 200 sidor
    Språk Engelska
    Förlag Beacon Press
    Utgivningsdatum 2022-01-11
    ISBN 9780807003619

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    • Format Inbunden
    • Antal sidor 200
    • Språk Engelska
    • Utgivningsdatum 2022-01-11
    • ISBN 9780807003619
    • Förlag Beacon Press

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    • Format Inbunden
    • Antal sidor 200
    • Språk Engelska
    • Utgivningsdatum 2022-01-11
    • ISBN 9780807003619
    • Förlag Beacon Press

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