Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan

Ramanujan, A. K.; Dharwadker, Vinay (EDT); Blackburn, Stuart H. (CON); Carman, John B. (CON); Dimock, Edward C. (CON); Doniger, Wendy (CON); Dundes, Alan (CON); Ramanujan, Krishna (CON); Singer, Milton B. (CON)

ISBN 10: 0195668960 / ISBN 13: 9780195668964

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195668960
• ISBN 13: 9780195668964
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Poet, translator, and folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as the world's most profound scholar of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together for the first time, thirty essays on literature and culture written by Ramanujan over a period of four decades. It is the product of the collaborative effort of a number of his colleagues and friends. Each section is prefaced by a brief critical introduction and the volume includes notes on each essay as well as a chronology of Ramanujan's books and essays.

About the Author

A.K. Ramanujan, formerly, until his death, William E. Colvin Professor of Linguistics, Chicago University.