Collected Poems -
Worth buying if: You cherish bilingual lyricism and Ramanujan’s translations of Kannada folk narratives.
Skip it if: You expect plot-driven narratives rather than lyric fragments and translated verse.
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Summary
This 238-page Oxford University Press edition brings together Ramanujan’s English poems and translations of Kannada folktales and Tamil verse, highlighting his attention to memory, family, and the fissures between language and identity.
Why this book now
Revisiting Ramanujan’s Collected Poems offers urgent perspective on hybrid identities and translation in today’s global literary conversations.
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- You cherish bilingual lyricism and Ramanujan’s translations of Kannada folk narratives.
- You read poetry that bridges family history, myth, and scholarly precision.
- You expect plot-driven narratives rather than lyric fragments and translated verse.
- You prefer contemporary free-verse trends over mid‑20th-century formal restraint and cultural commentary.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780195640687
Worth buying if: You cherish bilingual lyricism and Ramanujan’s translations of Kannada folk narratives.
Skip it if: You expect plot-driven narratives rather than lyric fragments and translated verse.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At roughly 238 pages, this Collected Poems reads in focused sittings or as paced poems-to-keep; expect to return for individual lyrics and translations rather than race through it.
What stands out here
Oxford University Press’s 2007 Collected Poems emphasizes Ramanujan’s bilingual range and the editorial arrangement that juxtaposes original English poems with his translations and notes.
Best way to approach it
Approach slowly: read single poems aloud, consult Ramanujan’s translation notes, and pause to compare his English originals with the cultural contexts he renders.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780195640687
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