Literary matrix invoking diverse readings

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) American author and poet.

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ENCOUNTERS

Buddhist confessional poetry: Narratives of self-conversion

Part 3

Last week, in discussing the poetry of Theragatha and Therigatha, I raised, what I thought were two important questions - the nature of literary subjectivity emanating from these poems and the way the Buddhist concept of non-self relates to the experiences recounted in these poems.

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CULTURAL SCENE

Prof. Anuradha Seneviratne and cultural studies

In this week’s column, I examine the life and times of Prof. Anuradha Seneviratne and his singular contribution to mark Sri Lankan cultural studies in the arena of international academia. Before embarking on analysing the contribution made by Prof. Anuradha Seneviratne to Sri Lankan cultural studies,

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