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- catalog abstract "For hundreds of years Tamil poets have been composing devotional texts in which they adopt the voice of a mother and address praises to an extraordinary child. The poems, called pillaittamil (literally "Tamil for a child"), form a major genre of Tamil literature. Since the twelfth century, when the first known pillaittamil was written in honor of a Chola king, many of these poems have been composed in praise of Murugan and South Indian goddesses, as well as saints and venerated monastic abbots. In recent times pillaittamils have been dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad, the Virgin Mary, and Baby Jesus, as well as notable political figures and moviestars. Extraordinary Child provides a sampler of translations, from, and analysis of, seven pillaittamils of particular religious, aesthetic, or political significance. Interspersed throughout the translations are essays on topics such as the virtuoso displays of poetic skill in poems addressed to the moon (a standard component of pillaittamil), the influence of pillaittamil on temple art, and the ways in which pillaittamil have been used for political purposes. An introduction initiates the reading into the pillaittamil tradition by explaining what a pillaittamil does and how contemporary Western audiences can learn to savor the subtleties of the poetry.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b10248513.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "For hundreds of years Tamil poets have been composing devotional texts in which they adopt the voice of a mother and address praises to an extraordinary child. The poems, called pillaittamil (literally "Tamil for a child"), form a major genre of Tamil literature. Since the twelfth century, when the first known pillaittamil was written in honor of a Chola king, many of these poems have been composed in praise of Murugan and South Indian goddesses, as well as saints and venerated monastic abbots.".
- catalog description "In recent times pillaittamils have been dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad, the Virgin Mary, and Baby Jesus, as well as notable political figures and moviestars. Extraordinary Child provides a sampler of translations, from, and analysis of, seven pillaittamils of particular religious, aesthetic, or political significance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.".
- catalog description "Interspersed throughout the translations are essays on topics such as the virtuoso displays of poetic skill in poems addressed to the moon (a standard component of pillaittamil), the influence of pillaittamil on temple art, and the ways in which pillaittamil have been used for political purposes. An introduction initiates the reading into the pillaittamil tradition by explaining what a pillaittamil does and how contemporary Western audiences can learn to savor the subtleties of the poetry.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. How to Read a Pillaittamil. 1. Extraordinary Child. 2. Asking for the Moon, Taming the Tiger -- pt. 2. Pillaittamils for Reading. 3. The Florescence. 4. A Temple and a Pillaittamil. 5. The Hindu Monastic Milieu. 6. A Pillaittamil to Muhammad. 7. One Poet's Baby Jesus. 8. Poetry of Cultural Nationalism -- pt. 3. Reflections on Pillaittamils. 9. The Fruits of Reading Pillaittamils. Appendix. Descriptions of Pillaittamils in Texts about Poetics.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 297 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Extraordinary child.".
- catalog identifier "0824810635 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Extraordinary child.".
- catalog isPartOf "SHAPS library of translations".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng tam".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Honolulu, HI : University of Hawai'i Press,".
- catalog relation "Extraordinary child.".
- catalog subject "894.8/111009382945432 21".
- catalog subject "Devotional poetry, Tamil History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Devotional poetry, Tamil Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "PL4758.65.E5 E97 1997".
- catalog subject "Piḷḷaittamiḻ.".
- catalog subject "Tamil language Grammar.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. How to Read a Pillaittamil. 1. Extraordinary Child. 2. Asking for the Moon, Taming the Tiger -- pt. 2. Pillaittamils for Reading. 3. The Florescence. 4. A Temple and a Pillaittamil. 5. The Hindu Monastic Milieu. 6. A Pillaittamil to Muhammad. 7. One Poet's Baby Jesus. 8. Poetry of Cultural Nationalism -- pt. 3. Reflections on Pillaittamils. 9. The Fruits of Reading Pillaittamils. Appendix. Descriptions of Pillaittamils in Texts about Poetics.".
- catalog title "Extraordinary child : poems from a South Indian devotional genre / [compiled by] Paula Richman.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".