The Story of Manu

by Allasani Peddana

Book Overview

The literary jewel of Telegu civilization, translated for the first time into any language.

Manucaritramu, or The Story of Manu, by the early sixteenth-century poet Allasani Peddana, is the definitive literary monument of Telugu civilization and a powerful embodiment of the imperial culture of Vijayanagara, the last of the great premodern south Indian states. It is the story of Svarochisha Manu, who ruled over the previous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674427769
• ISBN13: 9780674427761
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.7"