TY  - BOOK
AU  - M. S. Purnalingam Pillai
TI  - A Primer of Tamil Literature
SN  - 9789355275608
U1  - 894.811 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - India
PB  - Maven Books
KW  - Tamil literature
KW  - Tamil language -- Literary collections
N1  - Introduction to Tamil Literature
The Age of the Sangams
The Age of Buddhists and Jains
The Age of Religious Revival
Later Periods and Modern Trends
N2  - 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
ER  -