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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State: Information & Public Relations Department, 2006. — 124 p.
Айяппа Паникер К. Очерк истории малаяльской / керальской литературы (на англ. яз.)<strong>Contents: Foreword. The poetry of the Earth. Ramacharitam. The beginning of prose. Manipravalam. Early Manipravalam works. The Early champoos. Sandesa Kavyas. The Niranam Poets. The later champoos. Chandrotsavam. Cherusseri’s Krishnagatha. The growth of prose. Thunchathu Ezhuthachan. Poonthanam Nambudiri. The performing arts. Attakkatha. Kottayam Thampuran. Unnayi Warrier. Princes and poets. Ramapurathu Warrier. Kunchan Nambiar. After Nambiar. The Venmani school. The Modern Age. Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran. The growth of literary criticism. The plethora of plays. A.R. Rajaraja Varma. K.C. Kesava Pillai. The Essay. The Rise of the Novel. O. Chandu Menon. The religious awakening. C.V. Raman Pillai. The romantic movement. N. Kumaran Asan. Ulloor Parameswara Iyer. Vallathol Narayana Menon. Literary Criticism: Western influence. Drama and the stage. Poetry: The second generation of Romantics. Fiction in the Foreground. Literary criticism. After Independence. Poetry. Drama. Fiction: The Novel. Fiction: The short story. Literary Criticism. General Literature. The New century.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF MALAYALAM LITERATURE
A SHORT HISTORY OF MALAYALAM LITERATURE
Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker
A Short History of Malayalam Literature Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker Information & Public Relations Department Kerala State April 2006 First edition : November, 1977 Second edition : November 1978 Third edition : January 1982 Fourth edition : June 1987 Fifth edition : January 1998 Editor-in-Chief Jiji Thomson IAS Principal Secretary Information & Public Relations General Editor K.C. Venu Director Information & Public Relations Co-ordinating Editor S. Mahadevan Thampi Deputy Editor-in-Chief M. Josephath Editor P. Kunhabdulla Asst. Editors K.P. Saritha V.P. Ajimol Cover Design Deepak M. Layout Sajitha S. Type Setting Immanuel Graphics No. of. Copies : 2000 Price : Rs.
FOREWORD Literature of an ethnic group reflects the social, cultural and political milieu and wholesome life of that society they live in. And it is the responsibility of the government to undertake appropriate measures to make available an account of this literature to both the common readers and those who aspire to analyse and transform these levels of growth to other areas of human development. Strictly following this principle, we decided to reprint the book, A Short History of Malayalam Literature as its sixth edition, which was first published in 1977. The book tries to present the lengthy history of Malayalam literature in a precise form. So that the reader could get the facts in a nutshell, without consuming much of his valuable time. The author, Sri. K. Ayyappa Panicker, a competent authority in the literary field, has added the contemporary footprints also in the latest edition. We thank him for his earnest endeavour in this regard. The sixth edition of the book itself is its relevance. Hence we submit this new edition to the people who love letters.
K.C. Venu, Thiruvananthapuram 08 May 2006
Director, Information & Public Relations Department
AUTHOR’S NOTE TO THE NEW EDITION A Short History of Malayalam Literature was first published in 1977 on the occasion of the First World Malayalam Conference held at Trivandrum. Since then it has had many reprints, but no new edition as such. The present edition retains the original text with minor corrections and additions. An appendix has been specially added to cover the main developments in the period after Independence. Writing on contemporaries is a difficult and risky enterprise. The omissions will