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Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya is the earliest extant prose work in Kannada. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on Harisena 's Brhatkathakosa . The work is also known for mentioning the precursor to modern idli called iddalige prepared using black gram batter.
Kavirajamarga was formative in the literary growth of Kannada and is a guide book to the Kannada grammar that existed in that period. It laid the "royal path" for guiding many aspiring writers. It laid the "royal path" for guiding many aspiring writers.
I. M. Muthanna was a noted Indian writer, scholar and translator; he wrote in English, Kannada and Kodava takk and studied history, folklore and international studies. [1] [2] He was born in Kodagu into the Kodava (Coorg) community. He spent part of his later life in the US. Some of the books that he wrote are listed below:
Shivakotiacharya (also Shivakoti), a writer of the 9th-10th century, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text Vaddaradhane (lit, "Worship of elders", ca. 900). A prose narrative written in pre-Old-Kannada (Purva Halegannada), Vaddaradhane is considered the earliest extant work in the prose genre in the Kannada language.
Modern Kannada literature was cross-fertilized by the colonial period in India as well., [132] [133] with translations of Kannada works and dictionaries into European languages as well as other Indian languages, and vice versa, and the establishment of European style newspapers and periodicals in Kannada. In addition, in the 19th century ...
'Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari (Kannada: ಕರ್ಣಾಟ ಭಾರತ ಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ) is the Kannada version of the Indian epic Mahabharata, [1] [2] [3] written by Kumara Vyasa. It encompasses the first 10 chapters of the original epic. [4] The poetic style employed in this work is Bhamini Shatpadi, which is prominent in Kannada ...
The Siribhoovalaya (Kannada: ಸಿರಿಭೂವಲಯ) is a work of multi-lingual literature written by Kumudendu Muni, a Jain monk. The work is unique in that it employs not letters, but is composed entirely in Kannada numerals. [2] The Saangathya metre of Kannada poetry is employed in the work.
Another significant medieval Ethiopian text is The History of Alexander, believed to have been written around 1500. It narrates the life and conquests of Alexander the Great, depicting him as a Christian warrior. [3] By the beginning of the 16th century, the Islamic invasions put an end to the flourishing of Ethiopian literature.