Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic : : Democratic Practice in South India / / Bernard Bate.
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Bate, Bernard, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic : Democratic Practice in South India / Bernard Bate. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource (288 p.) : 12 halftones, 2 maps, 3 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cultures of History Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Tamil Words -- 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: Dravidian Neoclassicism -- Notes -- Appendix: Kavitha's Speech -- Glossary -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Beginning with the advent of mass democratic politics in the 1940s, a new generation of politician adopted this style, known as "fine," or "beautiful Tamil" (centamil), for its distinct literary virtuosity, poesy, and alluring evocation of a pure Tamil past. Bernard Bate explores the centamil phenomenon, arguing that the genre's spectacular literacy and use of ceremonial procession, urban political ritual, and posters, praise poetry are critical components in the production of a singularly Tamil mode of political modernity: a Dravidian neoclassicism. From his perspective, the centamil revolution and Dravidian neoclassicism suggest that modernity is not the mere successor of tradition but the production of tradition, and that this production is a primary modality of modernity, a new newness-albeit a newness of old things. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Madurai (India) - Politics and government. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231147569 https://doi.org/10.7312/bate14756 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231519403 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231519403/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Tamil Words -- 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: Dravidian Neoclassicism -- Notes -- Appendix: Kavitha's Speech -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Tamil Words -- 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: Dravidian Neoclassicism -- Notes -- Appendix: Kavitha's Speech -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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