TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bate, Bernard
TI  - Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic: democratic practice in south India 
SN  - 9780198072355
U1  - 398.20494811 Bat/Tam 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi 
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Folk literature, Tamil
KW  - India
KW  - Madurai
KW  - Epic poetry, Tamil
KW  - Speeches, addresses, etc., Tamil
KW  - Tamil language|z Madurai
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Language and culture
KW  - Madurai (India)
KW  -  Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Dravidian proper -- The king's red tongue -- Walking utopia -- On life, moonlight, and jasmine -- Bhakti and the limits of apotheosis -- Kavitha's love -- Speech in the Kali Yugam
ER  -