01737nam a22002177a 4500 20181203130030.0 180513b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780231147569 International Book Distributors : Flat No.17, Prakash Apartment, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi. : 112219 : 05/05/2018 398.204 BAT Bernard Bate. Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic : democratic practice in south India. / Bernard Bate. New York : Columbia University Press , ©2009. xxiv, 263 pages : illustrations, maps. : 22cm. 4713 List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introductions; 1. The Dravidian Proper; 2. The King's Red Tongue; 3. Walking Utopia; 4. On Life, Moonlight, and Jasmine; 5. Bhakti and the Limits of Apotheosis; 6. Kavitha's Love; 7. Speech in the Kali Yugam; Afterword; Notes; Appendix: Kavitha's Speech; Glossary; References; Index. This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to one of the key institutions of modern society: democracy. Therefore this book also bears on the centrality of language to the modern human condition. Though Tamil oratory is a relatively new practice in south India, the Dravidian (or Tamil nationalist) style employs archaic forms of Tamil that suggest an ancient mode of speech. Beginni. Politics and culture Language and culture Folk literature Epic poetry. Bernard Bate. BOOK 49386 49386 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2018-05-13 4713.00 3 3 398.204 BAT 25107 2025-02-13 00:00:00 2025-02-06 2018-05-13 BOOK