Shilappadikaram: (The Ankle Bracelet)

by Ilankovatikal,  , Ilango Adigal

Book Overview

The peerless young K?valan leaves his loyal wife Kannaki for the courtesan M?dhavi, and though he returns to her, he still meets his death because of her ill-omened ankle bracelet. The Shilappadikaram has been called an epic and even a novel, but it is also a book of general education. Adigal packed his story with information: history merging into myth, religious rites, caste customs, military lore, descriptions of city and country life. And four...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811200019
• ISBN13: 9780811200011
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.0"