Secret Garland: Antals Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli

by Archana Venkatesan

Book Overview

This book offers new translations of the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli, composed by the ninth-century Tamil mystic and poetess Kotai. Two of the most significant compositions by a female mystic, the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli give expression to her powerful experiences through the use of a vibrant and bold sensuality, in which Visnu is her awesome, mesmerizing, and sometimes cruel lover. Kotai's poetry is characterized by a richness of language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195391756
• ISBN13: 9780195391756
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"