പ്രാചീനമധ്യകാലകവിത

പ്രാചീനം, മധ്യകാലം എന്നു തരംതിരിച്ച് ആദ്യകാലകവിതകൾ വിലയിരുത്തുന്നു.

 

S1/P1C-EARLY & MEDIEVAL POETRY

Unit – I: Characteristics of early Malayalam Language - Ancient Literary traditions of Kerala - Impact of Tamil and Sanskrit on Malayalam Poetry
Pattu: Features of Pattu as defined in Liilathilakam- Major Pattu works- Ramacharitham, Ramakathapattu, Krishnagatha - Works of Madhava Panickar, Rama Panickar, Sankara Panickar, their period, peculiarities of Language and Literary qualities reflected in these Pattu works,  Krishnagatha.
Unit - II: Manipravalam: Its definition in Liilathilakam- Major Manipravala works- Vaisikathantram, Ananathapuravarnanam, Muktakas, Chandrotsavam, Sandesakavyam- Unnuneelisandesam, brief outline history of champu kaavyas.
First stage of champu works in Malayalam – Unniyaccicaritam, Unnicciruteevicaritam, Unniyatiicaritam- period, content and form- second stage of champus features- Bhasharamayanam Champu, Bhashanishadam Champu-   Bhasharamayanam Champu - period, authors  
Unit – III: Ezuthacchan: Period and works – contribution of poetic language.
Poonthanam and his works : Pana – Features -  Importance
Unit – IV: Attakkatha : Attakkatha and Kathakali – major attakkatha works and their authors.
Origin and development of Koothu, Kootiyattam and Mohiniyattam
Unit – V: Tullal – Features of Tullal- Kunjan Nambiar and his works – other Tullal works.
Vanchippattu – Ramapurathu Varier and his works etc.