classical Tamil literature
C9096
concept
Classical Tamil literature encompasses the ancient poetic, philosophical, and didactic works composed primarily between 300 BCE and 300 CE in Tamil, including the Sangam corpus and later ethical and devotional texts that shaped South Indian culture and thought.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sangam literature work | 20 |
| Tamil poetic anthology | 11 |
| classical Tamil literature canonical | 9 |
| Tamil literary work | 5 |
| Tamil Sangam | 3 |
| Tamil literary corpus | 3 |
| classical Tamil poem | 3 |
| Tamil literature | 2 |
| Tamil philosophical treatise | 2 |
| part of Tolkāppiyam | 2 |
| Sangam literature collection | 1 |
| Tamil epic literature | 1 |
| Tamil grammatical treatise | 1 |
| Tamil literary canon | 1 |
| Tamil poetic theme | 1 |
| Tamil poetic work | 1 |
| ancient Tamil poem | 1 |
| classical Tamil literature text | 1 |
| classical Tamil poetic work | 1 |
| classical Tamil texts | 1 |
| classical Tamil work | 1 |
| post-Sangam literature | 1 |
| சங்க இலக்கியத் தொகுப்பு | 1 |
| தமிழ் இலக்கியத் தொகுப்பு | 1 |
Instances (48)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ettuthokai | Tamil literary work |
| Pattuppāṭṭu | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Pathinenkilkanakku | Tamil literary work |
| Paripāṭal | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Kalittokai | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Akanānūru | Sangam literature work |
| Puranānūru | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Kuruntokai | Sangam literature work |
| Natrinai | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Malaipadukadām | Sangam literature work |
| Mullaippāṭṭu | Sangam literature work |
| Maduraikāñci | Sangam literature work |
| Pattinappālai | Sangam literature work |
|
Tamil Sangams
surface form:
First Sangam
|
Tamil Sangam |
|
Eighteen Greater Texts of Tamil (Pattuppāṭṭu and associated epics)
surface form:
Eighteen Greater Texts of Tamil
|
Tamil literary corpus |
| Kundalakesi | — |
| Tolkāppiyam | Tamil grammatical treatise |
| Cilappatikāram | — |
| Kural literature | Tamil literature |
| Akananuru | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Sangam literature | — |
| Manimekalai | — |
| Periya Puranam | Tamil literary work |
| Sivajnana Bodham | Tamil philosophical treatise |
| Sivajnana Siddhiyar | Tamil philosophical treatise |
| Kurinji (mountain landscape in Sangam tradition) | Tamil poetic theme |
| Tamil Alvar poetry | Tamil literature |
| Ten Idylls of Sangam literature | Tamil poetic anthology |
|
“The Garland of Hills”
surface form:
The Garland of Hills
|
ancient Tamil poem |
| Five Great Epics of Tamil literature | Tamil literary canon |
| எட்டுத்தொகை | தமிழ் இலக்கியத் தொகுப்பு |
| Ainkurunuru | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Kalithokai | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Pathitrupathu | Sangam literature work |
| Thiru Murugāṟṟuppaṭai | Sangam literature work |
| Porunarāṟṟuppaṭai | Sangam literature work |
| Sirupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai | Sangam literature work |
| Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai | Sangam literature work |
| Nedunalvāḍai | Sangam literature work |
| Mēgalaipāṭṭu | Sangam literature work |
| Ten Idylls | Tamil poetic anthology |
| Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | Tamil literary corpus |
| Eighteen Lesser Texts of Tamil | Tamil literary corpus |
| Sollatikāram | part of Tolkāppiyam |
| Porulatikāram | part of Tolkāppiyam |
| Kurincippāṭṭu | Sangam literature work |
| Kumariyin Kathai | Tamil literary work |
| Sorgavaasal | Tamil literary work |