old tamil

[Jean-Luc Chevillard]

Post-Scriptum

in the case of Ancient Tamil literature,
a very important question
(which you wisely did NOT ask :-) )
is "what NOT to read?" ....


However, this is such a HOT topic
that it is preferrable to give private answers,
unless absolutely necessary :-)

"Courage!"

-- Jean-Luc CHEVILLARD


On 15/11/2012 19:28, Jean-Luc Chevillard wrote:
> Dear Adriano,
>
> I suppose the answer will not be the same
> if the person wants to study one of the literary works
> or one of the śāstric works.
>
> For someone intending to read (non technical) literature,
> a good starting points might be
> the book by S. Agasthialingom
> about பதிற்றுப் பத்து [patiṟṟup pattu].
>
> However, I would be much more useful to read Agasthialingom
> after reading the book by V.S. Rajam.
> A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry (150 B.C.--pre-fifth/sixth
> Century A.D.)
>
> See:
> "http://books.google.co.in/books/about/A_Reference_Grammar_of_Classical_Tamil_P.html?id=n6VhXLdmdKkC"
>
>
> Another useful set of books to read is:
>
> "http://www.efeo.fr/fiche_publication.php?code=298&fid=644"
>
> "http://www.efeo.fr/fiche_publication.php?code=298&fid=643"
>
>
> If the person is really interested in reading Tamil śāstric texts do
> tell me,
> I can provide more pointers ;-)
>
> Best
>
> -- Jean-Luc Chevillard (Paris/Pondichéry)
>
>
>
>
> On 15/11/2012 19:02, Adriano Aprigliano wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> A friend asks me about good materials for the study of Old Tamil. What
>> would you recommend?
>> Best wishes
>> Adriano Aprigliano
>>
>> Post-doc researcher
>> Universidade de São Paulo
>> São Paulo/SP
>> Brasil
>