The Art of Sanskrit Poetry: An Introduction to Language and Poetics
Hammer, Niels
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Book ID : 17406
ISBN-10 : 81-215-1079-1 / 8121510791
ISBN-13 : 978-81-215-1079-0 / 9788121510790
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2003
Edition :
Language : English
Illustrated by Rasah, Dhvanih and Alankarah analysis.
xxx, 835p., 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
This book is both an introduction to Sanskrit and an investigation into the relationship between the nine basic affective states (bhava) and the form they take in the absence or self-intrest (tatasthya) according to the theory of Indian aesthetic as developed in the Dhvanyaloka and the Abhinavabharati. To illustrate the process of aesthetic appreciation the different categories of suggestion (dhvani) in a continuous twelfth century poetic text (kavya), and the various forms of aesthetic experience (rasa) which the suggestions initiate, are analysed consecutively. The aspect of culture, mythology, astronomy, botany, etc., which were particularly characteristic of mediaeval India, are discussed in the notes on the basis of reference to Vedic, Upanisadic, Epic, and Puranic texts, as well as to other anthologies of poetry, but also to recent scientific literature in order to explicate them in a more multidisciplinary context. The grammatical section is based on the text. The vocabulary facilities alternative translations and hence different suggestions and aesthetic experiences. The General Index includes explanations of all grammatical forms and translations of Sanskrit technical terms plus cross references of English-Sanskrit and Latin-English-Sanskrit regarding flora and fauna.
