Mary Magdalene
Vallathol Narayana Menon's long poem in five cantos, Mary Magdalene, is considered one of the classics of Malayalam literature. The poet uses powerful imagery in this poem to describe the encounter between Mary Magdalene and Jesus in Simon's house. Translated by Prof B Hridayakumari, the poem is unique, and for the poet, it was indeed a challenging proposition to write on a Christian theme while his familiar world was Hindu scriptures and myths. Vallathol did an unusual feat in this poem because...
