Design and rhetoric in a Sanskrit court epic : the Kirātārjunīya of Bhāravi /

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"The Kiratarjuniya is the earlist literary treatment of the narrative of the Pandava hero Arjuna's combat with the great god Siva, a seminal episode in the war epic Mahabharata. Through a close analysis of the structural strategies of Bharavi's poem, the author illuminates the aesthet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2003.
Temas:
Bhāravi. > Kirātārjunīya.
Bharavi. > Kiratarjuniyam.
Kirātārjunīya (Bhāravi)
Epic poetry, Sanskrit.
Sanskrit poetry > History and criticism.
Poésie épique sanscrite.
Poésie sanscrite > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Epic poetry, Sanskrit
Sanskrit poetry
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Study of the Sanskrit Court Epic
  • 2. Poetics of the Mahakavya
  • 3. Setting and Structure of the Kiratarjuniya
  • 4. Prelude to Action: Epic Speech in Bharavi's Poem
  • 5. Debate between the Brothers: Logic, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Court Epic
  • 6. Landscapes with Women: Bharavi's Descriptive Art
  • 7. Conundrum of the Warrio-Ascetic
  • 8. Theater of Combat
  • 9. Wrestling with God: Rasa and Bhakti in the Kiratarjuniya
  • Note on the Translation Selections
  • App. A Draupadi Rebukes Yudhisthira: Kir. I. 27-46
  • App. B Journey of the Apsaras: Kir. VII. 1-40
  • App. C Arjuna's Combat with the Hunter: Kir. XVII. 1-64
  • App. D Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon: Kir. XVIII. 1-19; 42-48.

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