Volume 8, Issue 4

ஐங்குறுநூற்றில் பரத்தையர் மனம் (The Minds of Courtesans in the *Aingurunuru*)

Author

S. Anitha, Research scholar of tamil department,Government Arts college, Udumalpet-642 126.| சி.அனிதா, முனைவர் பட்ட ஆய்வாளர், தமிழ்த்துறை, அரசு கலைக் கல்லூரி, உடுமலைப்பேட்டை.

Abstract

Sangam literature is structured around the inner and outer life of human beings. Within it, valor and love stand as two components. Valor speaks of the external life, while love expresses the inner life. In the inner life that explains love, during the premarital phase known as “kalavu,” the hero who belongs to the heroine, in the context of married life called “karpu,” goes toward courtesans. Although the conduct of courtesans is considered improper, the society of that time accepted and lived with it...

Keywords: courtesan’s heart, sulking, tolerance, trust, pride, pallor spreading.

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