{"product_id":"a-poem-at-the-right-velcheru-narayana-rao-9780520309470","title":"A Poem at the Right Moment: Remembered Verses from Premodern South India Volume 10","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Poem at the Right Moment\u003c\/i\u003e collects, and preserves, poems--called \u003ci\u003ecatus\u003c\/i\u003e--that have circulated orally for centuries in South India. The poems are remarkable for their wit and precision, their lyrical insight on the commonplace, their fascination with sensual experience, and their exploration of the connection between language and desire. Taken together the \u003ci\u003ecatus\u003c\/i\u003e offer a penetrating critical vision and an understanding of the classical traditions of Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each poem is presented in a contemporary English translation along with the Indian-language original. An introduction and a concluding essay explore in detail the stories and texts that comprise the \u003ci\u003ecatu\u003c\/i\u003e system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Velcheru Narayana Rao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520309472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520309470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Velcheru Narayana Rao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942869893375,"sku":"9780520309470","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07c3cd79-ec61-4bc0-ae15-3dbec06ed4dd.jpg?v=1681494834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-poem-at-the-right-velcheru-narayana-rao-9780520309470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}