Tekstuitgave in Engels en Sanskriet van twee mythologische toneelstukken van de 7e-eeuwse Indiase koning Harṣa
"Here is a new Clay Sanskrit Library translation of two plays by Harsha, The Lady of the Jewel Necklace and The Lady who Shows her Love." "King Harsha reigned over Kanauj (near modern Kanpur) from 606 to 647 CE. He composed two plays about the mythical figures of King Udayana, h…
Acknowledgements -- Preamble: A note on the Indian medieval -- Introduction -- Part I. The Tragic Middle Introduction -- Part II. Doubt, Obstacle, Deliberation, Death, Disaster: the Trial in Indian Aesthetics -- Chapter 1. Kalidasa and his inheritance of grief -- Chapter 2. The …
"It is often assumed that classical Sanskrit poetry and drama lack a concern with the tragic. However, as Bihani Sarkar makes clear in this book, this is far from the case. In the first study of tragedy in classical Sanskrit literature, Sarkar draws on a wide range of Sanskrit d…
"This volume explores the constitutive role played by space in the performance of Kutiyattam. The only surviving form of Sanskrit theatre, Kutiyattam is distinctive in terms of its performance conventions and its unique culture of extensive elaboration and interpretation. Drawin…
"Two plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, an inauspicious scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. From widely different ideological and social backgrounds, each evokes intense emotion in an exploration of love and heroism, conflict and peace, idealis…
"Two plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, an inauspicious scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. From widely different ideological and social backgrounds, each evokes intense emotion in an exploration of love and heroism, conflict and peace, idealis…
