PublishedBelknap Press, September 2016 |
ISBN9780674059924 |
FormatHardcover, 386 pages |
Dimensions15.6cm × 23.5cm |
Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history.