Скачать или смотреть Background of Sinhala Literature and Extinct poems of Anuradhapura period - Prof. Bihesh I. Sampath

This is the first part of the public speech "Landmarks of Classical Sinhala Poetry and the Tradition of Criticism" presented at Yunnan Minzu University on 29 May 2025.

Link for the First part (Background Extinct poems)    • Background of Sinhala Literature and Extin...  
Link for the Second part (Sigiri Graffiti and Siyabaslakara)    • Sigira Graffiti and Siyabaslakara  - Profe...  
Link for the Third part (Muvadevdavata and Kavsilumina)    • Muvadevdavata and Kavsilumina - Prfessor B...  
Link for the Fourth part (Gampola and Kotte periods)    • Sinhala poetry of Gampola and Kotte period...  

This speech has been scheduled under 10 chapters, and those are,

1. The introduction to the speech and the background of Sinhala literature
2. Extinct poems of the Anuradhapura period
3. Sīgiriya fort and Sīgiri Graffiti
4. Siyabaslakara and the tradition of criticism
5. Polonnaruwa period and Muvadevdāvata and Sasadāvata
6. Theoretical books written in the Dambadeṇiya period and Kavsiḷumiṇa, the crest gem of poetry
7. The three periods Yāpahuva, Kuruṇǣgala, Gampola, and the two message poems Mayūra, Tisara
8. Koṭṭe, the golden era of Sinhala poetry
9. Trends of poetry in Koṭṭe (special focusing on Kāvyaśekharaya, Guttila Kāvyaya, Message poems, and Perakumba sirita)
10. The conclusion of the speech and the discussion of the audience