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A Critical History of Kannada Literature

by E V Ramakrishnan , Rajendra Chenni
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789369736355
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Orient Blackswan
  • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 320
  • Original Price: INR 905.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 330 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

This book offers a critical history of Kannada literature, tracing its development from ancient texts to contemporary writing. It examines how literary works respond to their social, cultural and historical contexts, and how Kannada evolved as a major literary language over time. Moving across historical phases – from the earliest extant works and the radical interventions of the Vachanakaras to the most recent writings in Kannada – the book maps the key transitions that shaped the Kannada renaissance, as well as modern and postmodern currents. Dedicated chapters on drama and theatre, women’s writing, literary criticism, folk literature and performance, and popular literature highlight the rich diversity of literary expressions in Kannada.

Rajendra Chenni is a distinguished bilingual critic, writer and academic. Formerly Professor of English at Kuvempu University, he is currently the Director of the Manasa Centre for Cultural Studies, Shivamogga. He has received several honours, including the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Lifetime Achievement Award, the G. S. Shivarudrappa Award, and the Kannada Rajyotsava Award for 2025.

E. V. Ramakrishnan is a well-known critic in Malayalam and English, besides being an Indian English poet and translator. He is a former Professor and Dean as well as Professor Emeritus of Central University of Gujarat.

M. Asaduddin is an author, critic and translator. He has been a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, and a Charles Wallace Trust Fellow at the British Centre for Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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