Representation in Media

ஊடலில் எடுத்துரைப்பியல்

Abstract

Newton’s law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Sangam literature adopts this principle as a reflection of life’s realities. Just as nature exists, human constructs exist. Life is a combination of pleasure and sorrow. Sangam literary poems reflect this duality in all classifications. They integrate akam (interior, personal life) and puram (exterior, social life). Within akam, there are divisions of kalam and karpu, representing life before and after marriage respectively, according to Tamil ethical norms. Even when affection flourishes between a couple, divergences in opinion and social conflict are portrayed in poems. This article analyzes how the technique of representation (etutrappiyal) is employed in such poems. For this study, selected poems from Akananuru, particularly the Marudathinai section, have been analyzed.