Teleology of Poetics in Medieval Kashmir

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence J. McCrea is Assistant Professor of Sanskrit Studies at Cornell University. Klappentext Examines the revolution in Sanskrit poetics initiated by the ninth-century Kashmiri Anandavardhana who replaced the formalist aesthetic of earlier poeticians with one stressing the unifunctionality of literary texts! arguing that all components of a work should subserve a single purpose - the communication of a single emotional mood (rasa). Zusammenfassung This book examines the revolution in Sanskrit poetics initiated by the ninth-century Kashmiri Anandavardhana. Anandavardhana replaced the formalist aesthetic of earlier poeticians with one stressing the unifunctionality of literary texts, arguing that all components of a work should subserve the communication of a single emotional mood (rasa).

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• Authors: Lawrence J Mccrea, Lawrence J. Mccrea, McCrea Lawrence J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2009
• EAN: 9780674032736
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03273-6
• No. of pages: 470
• Series: Harvard Oriental Series; Harvard Oriental; Harvard Oriental Series; Harvard Oriental (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sanskrit, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets