Kalittokai

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Kalittokai is a classical Tamil poetic anthology from the Sangam era, renowned for its love poems composed in the kali verse form.

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Kalittokai canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sangam literature work ⓘ
Tamil poetic anthology ⓘ
classical Tamil literature ⓘ
associatedWith Ettuthokai ⓘ
belongsTo Sangam canon ⓘ
linked to: Sangam literature
compiledIn post-Sangam period ⓘ
contains poems by multiple poets ⓘ
culturalContext Tamil Sangam culture ⓘ
linked to: Tamil Sangams
focusesOn landscape-based love conventions (tinai) ⓘ
psychological states of lovers ⓘ
genre love poetry ⓘ
hasPoeticStyle dialogic narration ⓘ
dramatic monologue ⓘ
influenced later Tamil love poetry ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
literaryCategory agam anthology ⓘ
literaryForm anthology ⓘ
meterType kali ⓘ
numberOfPoems 150 ⓘ
partOf Ettuthokai ⓘ
period Sangam era ⓘ
linked to: Sangam period
preservedIn medieval palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
region ancient Tamilakam ⓘ
studiedIn Tamil literary scholarship ⓘ
theme love ⓘ
separation in love ⓘ
social customs of ancient Tamil society ⓘ
union in love ⓘ
tradition agam (interior, love) poetry ⓘ
verseForm kali metre ⓘ

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Sangam literature → hasPart → Kalittokai ⓘ