The Tamil Renaissance and the Beginnings of the Tamil Novel

Tamil literature, particularly the earliest writing, is notoriously difficult to date. The body of factors influencing a decision in the matter is complex, and the degree of parochialism of the writer is not always the least important. Age is often assumed to be a synonym of quality, and it therefore appears desirable to push the beginnings as far back in time as possible if quality is to be proved. Without such efforts, however, an objective observer can safely say that Tamil contains literary works of a high standard dating from a period much further back in time than any other Indian language apart from Sanskrit. How far back is another question

Art · Art history · Epistemology · Literature · Parochialism · Political science · Quality (philosophy) · Sanskrit · Synonym (taxonomy) · Tamil · The Renaissance · History · Law · Philosophy · South Asian Cinema and Culture

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