Iraicchi
Iraicchi (Tamil இறைச்சி iṟaicci, literally, "flesh") is a technique of suggestion used in the classical Tamil poetic tradition, particularly akam poetry.
Iraicchi is closely connected with the extensive descriptions of natural phenomena or objects that characterise classical Tamil
Modern commentators disagree on the precise relationship of iraicchi with other
Other commentators, such as Selby, treat iraicchi as being the goal of these indirect metaphors. In Selby's interpretation, poets use descriptions of natural objects forming part of the
In either sense, iraicchi has some similarities with the technique of
Notes
- ^ Zvelebil 1973, pp. 101–102
- ^ Mariaselvam 1988, pp. 136–137
- ^ Selby 2000, pp. 24–25
- ^ Gnanasambandan 1973, p. 4
- ^ Zvelebil 1973, p. 101
- ^ Nadarajah 1994, p. 277
- ^ Mariaselvam 1988, p. 136
- ^ Zvelebil 1973, p. 102
- ^ Selby 2000, pp. 21–25
- ^ Selby 2000, pp. 22–25
Sources
- Gnanasambandan, A.S. (1973), "Tolkappiyar's concept of Uvamai", Journal of Tamil Studies, 4: 1–12
- Mariaselvam, Abraham (1988), The Song of Songs and Ancient Tamil Love Poems: Poetry and Symbolism, Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, ISBN 88-7653-118-1
- Nadarajah, Devapoopathy (1994), Love in Sanskrit and Tamil Literature, Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, ISBN 978-8120812154
- Selby, Martha Ann (2000), Grow Long, Blessed Night: Love Poems from Classical India, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-512734-X
- ISBN 90-04-03591-5