The Tale of an Anklet by R Parthasarathy

The Tale of an Anklet by R Parthasarathy

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The Tale of an Anklet by R Parthasarathy

Originating in Tamil mythology, Cilappatikaram is the love story of Kannaki and Kovalan. Kannaki wears a circular anklet representing the power, strength and dignity of the goddess Pattini. Goddess status is bestowed upon Kannaki as her life undergoes the same fate as the anklet that is stolen and used as a weapon.
R. Parthasarathy is professor emeritus of English at Skidmore College. He is the editor and translator of The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India (Columbia, 1993).
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ISBN 13 9780231078498
ISBN 10 0231078498
Title The Tale of an Anklet
Author R Parthasarathy
Series Translations From The Asian Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 1994-11-10
Number of pages 426
Prizes Winner of A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation 1996
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