Bardic Destinies - A Comparative Study of European Poetic Indian Kavya Itihasa

This volume critically explores the cultural significance and fate of 'the literary' in the European and the Indian traditions as it traces the history of reception of works which have a deep hold on the lives and sensibilities of people across these cultures over a long period of time.

List of contents

Acknowledgements x
Introduction: Sustaining Poetic Truth Across Cultures 1
1 From Rapture to Reason: The Literary as a Site of Truth From Homer to Hegel and Beyond 14
2 Kavya, Karma and Ananda: The Heterogeneity of Literary Ends in India 46
3 In Retrospect: Learning From Itihasa and History 77
4 Kavya-Itihasa of Kumaravyasa and the Many Lives of the Mahabharata 115
5 In-Conclusion: Listening for Literary Intimations Across Cultures 145
Index 156

About the author

Krishna Kanchith R is Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India.

Product details

• Authors: Krishna R. Kanchith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032326559
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232655-9
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Critical Humanities Across Cultures
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, Language, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Literature & literary studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Indian sub-continent, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Language and Linguistics, poetics;comparative literature;comparative poetry