{"product_id":"9780367535940","title":"Ranna","description":"The Gadāyuddham (The Duel of the Maces) is a kāvya (poetry) composed in classical Kannada literary style at the turn of the eleventh century. It is written in campū, a genre that developed in the tenth century as a mixture of poetry and prose. Ranna’s poem is remarkably dramatic in nature and is a meditation on the cost of war. Crisp dialogue, body gestures and imagery fill the poem. It is as if the poet were giving us directions for a play.Ranna employs ‘flashbacks’, a technique called simhāvalōkana, that is, a lion turning casually to glance behind him. Ranna builds up to the duel through characters recalling episodes of injury or through lamentation. The duel occupies only a short space in the eighth canto, but Ranna takes this time to fill in past episodes and reflect on the impact of war. This thousand-year-old poem will interest scholars as well as lay readers.Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor \u0026amp; Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka","brand":"R.V.S. Sundaram, Ammel Sharon, Akkamahadevi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45764428726590,"sku":"9780367535940","price":9325.83,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780367535940_8851ed47-efb3-4668-86ea-b6ede4c7fd5d.jpg?v=1707247583","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780367535940","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}