Design and rhetoric in a Sanskrit court epic : the Kiratarjuniya of Bharavi / / Indira Viswanathan Peterson

• Autore: Peterson Indira Viswanathan <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 891/.21
• Soggetto topico: Epic poetry, Sanskrit; Sanskrit poetry - History and criticism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Design and Rhetoric in a Sanskrit Court Epic -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Study of the Sanskrit Court Epic -- 2. The Poetics of the Mahakavya -- 3. The Setting and Structure of the Kiratarjuniya -- 4. Prelude to Action: Epic Speech in Bharavi's Poem -- 5. The Debate between the Brothers: Logic, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Court Epic -- 6. Landscapes with Women: Bharavi's Descriptive Art -- 7. The Conundrum of the Warrior-Ascetic -- 8. The Theater of Combat -- 9. Wrestling with God: Rasa and Bhakti in the Kiratarjunıya -- A Note on the Translation Selections -- Appendix A. Draupadi Rebukes Yudhisthira: Kir. I. 27-46 -- Appendix B. The Journey of the Apsaras: Kir. VII. 1-40 -- Appendix C. Arjuna's Combat with the Hunter: Kir. XVII. 1-64 -- Appendix D. The Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon: Kir. XVIII. 1-19 -- 42-48 -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Index of References to the Kiratarjuniya.
• Sommario/riassunto: Explores the earliest literary treatment of Arjuna's combat with the great god Siva, providing an introduction to the Sanskrit court epic."Peterson proves that it is possible and fruitful to approach mahakavya such as 'Arjuna and the Hunter' through the aesthetic values it embodies. She succeeds in making one of the greatest works of literature accessible and meaningful to non-specialists, as well as useful for teachers of South Asian culture and religion." -- History of Religions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Design and rhetoric in a Sanskrit court epic
• ISBN: 0-7914-8741-5; 1-4175-2402-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825457603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II