[Info] Reprints of ooooold Telugu works by CPB, MW Carr et al
Sreenivas Paruchuri (sreeni@ktpsp1.uni-paderborn.de)
Mon, 7 Apr 1997 19:56:22 +0200 (MET DST)
I understand that Reprints of some of the works of C.P. Brown, M.W. Carr,
Abbe DuBois et al have come out in 1996. These include;
the first edition of, dated 1829, _vEmana padyaalu with Engl. translation_,
on _Tippu Sultan and Hyder Ali_ (1839)_ both by CPB,
the _Telugu Proverbs_ by Carr (also from 1830s),
DuBois's oft cited _A description of the character, manners and customs of
the people of India and of their institutions, religious and civil_
(from 1817, this book gave the lead about Vemana to CPB, turning his
attention towards Telugu. Winners are obviously we, all Telugus!).
I don't (yet) have clear information about the publisher. I guess that its
Asian Educational Services, New Delhi, who reprinted CPB's _Telugu Grammar_
and his _Essaya on Tel. lit._ (both from 1840) in '85/'86.
Regards,
Sreenivas
-------------The following is ONLY for Tel. lit. history freaks ------
CPB's 1st ed. contains only ~690 verses. The 2nd ed. released after ~10 years
had ~550 new additions. Thanks to late BanGoRe (Bandi Gopala Reddy) the 2nd
ed. saw the light of the day after 140 years, getting published twice in short
time; i.e. 1980 and 1985. However, the 1st ed. has its historical significance!
There are two versions of Carr's work on Telugu proverbs, a thick and thin
one :):
A Collection of Telugu proverbs : translated, illustrated, and explained
together with some Sanskrit proverbs printed in the Devanagari and Telugu
characters = Andhralokokticandrika
&
Telugu sametalu : a selection of Telugu proverbs / translated and
explained
At last theres some controversy about DuBois's authorship. More on that some
other time.