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Article: Kavya in South India: Old Tamil Cankam Poetry. (India).
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- Asian Folklore Studies
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- June 1, 2001
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TIEKEN, HERMAN. Kavya in South India: Old Tamil Cankam Poetry. Gonda Indological Studies, Volume X. Groningen, The Netherlands: Egbert Forsten Publishing, 2001. 270 pages. Appendices, index of places, bibliography. Paper Dfl 120; ISBN 90-6980-1345.
The Sanskrit word "kavya" applied to Cankam poetry in the title of the book immediately reveals the author's intention. With the help of his excellent knowledge of Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil, he wants to demonstrate that old Tamil Cankam poetry is indebted to Sanskrit literature and not an autonomous creation, as usually assumed. In order to uphold this claim he shifts the date of Cankam poetry to the end of the ...