Ranna
The GadÄyuddham (The Duel of the Maces) is a kÄvya (poetry) composed in classical Kannada literary style at the turn of the eleventh century. It is written in campÅ«, a genre that developed in the tenth century as a mixture of poetry and prose. Ranna’s poem is remarkably dramatic in nature and is a meditation on the cost of war. Crisp dialogue, body gestures and imagery fill the poem. It is...
The GadÄyuddham (The Duel of the Maces) is a kÄvya (poetry) composed in classical Kannada literary style at the turn of the eleventh century. It is written in campÅ«, a genre that developed in the tenth century as a mixture of poetry and prose. Ranna’s poem is remarkably dramatic in nature and is a meditation on the cost of war. Crisp dialogue, body gestures and imagery fill the poem. It is...