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I Keep Vigil of Rudra: The Vachanas

H.S. Shivaprakash

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Description:One of the only collections of Vachana poetry in translation—a must read for all poetry lovers"Here I come, a ferryman without a bodyTo the great flowing river.If you pay the price–Your mindThat grasps and lets go,I shall take you across”Vachana poetry in Kannada literature attained its zenith in the twelfth century. Passionate, intensely personal, and ahead of their times, these free-verse poems speak eloquently of the futility of formal learning, the vanity of wealth and the evils of social divisions. The vachanas stress on the worship of Shiva, through love, labour and devotion, as the onlyworthwhile life-goal for the vachanakara—the vachana poet.This collection offers a selection of vachanas composed by a wide range of vachanakaras from different walks of life writing during that period. While some of these poets are well known even today, most have been forgotten. Translated fluidly and with great skill by H.S. Shivaprakash, I Keep Vigil of Rudra is not only an important addition to Vachana literature, but also a must read for lovers of poetry everywhere.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I Keep Vigil of Rudra: The Vachanas. To get started finding I Keep Vigil of Rudra: The Vachanas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 252

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Release: 2010

ISBN: 014306357X

Description: One of the only collections of Vachana poetry in translation—a must read for all poetry lovers"Here I come, a ferryman without a bodyTo the great flowing river.If you pay the price–Your mindThat grasps and lets go,I shall take you across”Vachana poetry in Kannada literature attained its zenith in the twelfth century. Passionate, intensely personal, and ahead of their times, these free-verse poems speak eloquently of the futility of formal learning, the vanity of wealth and the evils of social divisions. The vachanas stress on the worship of Shiva, through love, labour and devotion, as the onlyworthwhile life-goal for the vachanakara—the vachana poet.This collection offers a selection of vachanas composed by a wide range of vachanakaras from different walks of life writing during that period. While some of these poets are well known even today, most have been forgotten. Translated fluidly and with great skill by H.S. Shivaprakash, I Keep Vigil of Rudra is not only an important addition to Vachana literature, but also a must read for lovers of poetry everywhere.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I Keep Vigil of Rudra: The Vachanas. To get started finding I Keep Vigil of Rudra: The Vachanas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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