A Primer of Tamil Literature / (Record no. 44714)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789355275608
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 894.811
Item number PUR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name M. S. Purnalingam Pillai
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A Primer of Tamil Literature /
Statement of responsibility, etc Purnalingam Pillai M. S.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc India :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Maven Books ,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2023.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 218p. :
Other physical details ill ;
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Contents Introduction to Tamil Literature<br/>The Age of the Sangams<br/>The Age of Buddhists and Jains<br/>The Age of Religious Revival<br/>Later Periods and Modern Trends
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The book highlights the unique characteristics of Tamil literature, emphasizing its independence from Sanskrit influence in ancient times, although acknowledging the later impact of Jains and Buddhists, and subsequently the Aryan classics and Saivism/Vaishnavism. He notes that while ancient classics focused on love and war, medieval poems explored religion and philosophy, and modern writings began to incorporate science and humanity, influenced by Western culture.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Tamil literature
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Tamil language -- Literary collections
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type General Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Location Shelving location Date of Cataloging Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction CUTN Central Library CUTN Central Library History & Geography 12/06/2025   894.811 PUR 51542 12/06/2025 12/06/2025 General Books