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The Divine Kuá¹a Tribe
Kuá¹avañci and other Prabandhams
Series: - Gonda Indological Studies, Volume: 4
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Poetry and music have always been important parts of Tamil literature and from early times, Tamil poetry has been sung. It is not surprising, therefore, to find a number of operatic genres in Tamil literature.
One of these is âkuá¹avañciâ, which was especially popular in the seventeenth to nineteenth century. In kuá¹avañci, poetry and music are combined with dance to form highly entertaining works, in which serious parts are interspersed with humorous ones.
This study deals with this fascinating opera-form. It gives an account of the stories told in these operas and of the various embellishments used in telling them. There is a large section on the poetical and musical forms used, explaining their construction and analysing their use. Several examples of verses and songs are included.
One of these is âkuá¹avañciâ, which was especially popular in the seventeenth to nineteenth century. In kuá¹avañci, poetry and music are combined with dance to form highly entertaining works, in which serious parts are interspersed with humorous ones.
This study deals with this fascinating opera-form. It gives an account of the stories told in these operas and of the various embellishments used in telling them. There is a large section on the poetical and musical forms used, explaining their construction and analysing their use. Several examples of verses and songs are included.