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21 avril 2022
- doi: 10.4000/books.ifp.7631
- isbn: 9788184701166
- eisbn: 9791036556210
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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littérature tamoule langue tamoule langues dravidiennes Tamil literature Tamil language Dravidian languages South India Asian Studies Humanities, Multidisciplinary HIS003000 LIT008000 DSB HBJFSujets proches
Death--Philosophy Dying End of lifeCiter ce document
Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi, « Facing Death in Modern Tamil Literature », Institut Français de Pondichéry, ID : 10.4000/books.ifp.7631
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Introduction A Tamil critic has claimed that the shadow of death lies on all of Ramamirtham´s works (Ramamirtham 1984: 192). Since this is only a slight exaggeration, I shall refer to him most frequently, but also nearly all other Tamil writers known to me deal with death in some of their tales. Probably because a Tamil rarely dies when alone, the writers more commonly describe the reaction of his family members or friends rather than his own feelings. This reaction may be utter despair like ...