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The King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry /
The author discusses the tragi-comic aspect of Chola kingship in relation to other Indian expressions of comedy, such as the Vidiisaka of Sanskrit drama, folk tales of the jester Tenali Rama, and clowns of the South Indian shadow-puppet theaters. The symbolism of the king emerges as part of a wider...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | Course Book |
| Colección: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
413 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- I. Introduction: Labyrinths and Mirrors
- II. Royal Masks
- III. Brahmin Gatekeepers
- IV. A Kingdom of Clowns: Brahmins, jesters, and Magicians
- V. Royal Comedies and Errors
- VI. All the King's Women
- VII. Bandits and Otkr Tragic Heroes
- VIII. Postscript: In the Absenu of the King of Kings
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index