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"Soso Tham (1873–1940), the acknowledged poet laureate of the Khasis of northeastern India, was one of the first writers to give written poetic form to the rich oral tradition of his people. Poet of landscape, myth and memory, Soso Tham paid rich and poignant tribute to his tribe in his masterpiece The Old Days of the Khasis. Janet Hujon’s vibrant new translation presents the English reader with Tham’s long poem, which keeps a rich cultural tradition of the Khasi people alive through its retelling of old narratives and acts as a cultural signpost for their literary identity.
This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Indian literature and culture and in the interplay between oral traditions and written literary forms.
This edition includes:
• Original text • English translation
• Critical apparatus • Embedded audio recordings of the original text"
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Keywords
- Fruit
- God
- Khasi
- Khasi people
- Literature & literary studies
- Literature: history & criticism
- long poem
- northeastern India
- Poetry
- Poetry anthologies (various poets)
- Poetry by individual poets
- Soso Tham
- thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism
- thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DC Poetry::DCF Poetry by individual poets
- thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DC Poetry::DCQ Poetry anthologies (various poets)
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DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0137Editions