Glimpses of Indian PoeticsThe Book Presented In Clear And Lucid Expression And Style Is Studded With Authentic Quotations And Appropriate Illustrations. The Author Hopes That Through His Modest Attempt Some Of The Readers May Cultivate The Desire Of Studying Some Of The Original Texts On Poetics Written In Sanskrit Itself. The Book Containing 21 Essays, Would Furnish A Valuable Material On The Subject. The Essay ýA Survey Of Sanskrit (India) Poeticsý Provides The Readers A Wide Panorama Of The History Of The Subject Of About One And Half Millennium. The Essay ýThe Soul (Essence) Of Poetryý Deals With The Topic In Much Detail And Dhvani Has Been Designated As The Soul Of Poetry. The Essay ýThe Process Of Poetic Creationý Traces The Psyche Of The Poet About The Very Moments When He Actually Becomes Absorbed In Composing His Literary Piece Of Work. The Articles ýCauses Of Poetryý And ýOriginality And Plagiarismý Deal With The Creative Activity Of The Poets Of Different Calibre, And The EssayýActing, Actor And Spectatorý Denotes How And Upto What Extent The Spectator Is Influenced By The Acting Of The Actor Performing His Job On The Stage. The Other Essays, Connected With Various Alamkaras And Rasas, Highlight And Elucidate The Academic Issues Related With Them. |
Contents
A Survey of Sanskrit Indian Poetics | 1 |
The Causes of Poetry | 15 |
The Definition of Poetry | 24 |
The Aim and Purpose of Poetry | 31 |
The Soul Essence of Poetry | 41 |
The Nature of Rasa Aesthetic Pleasure | 63 |
Sadhāraṇīkaraṇa The Theory of Generalization | 87 |
The Rasarāja | 97 |
Preyān Associatic Rasa | 147 |
A Poetic Flaw | 154 |
Śleṣa Paronomasia Alakmkāra | 161 |
Hetu Sükṣma Leśa | 177 |
Rasavat and other allied Alamkāras | 193 |
Perceptlike Experience in Bhavika Alarmkāra | 205 |
The Process of Poetic Creation | 215 |
Acting Actor and Spectator | 225 |
their Nature of Aesthetic Pleasure | 110 |
Raudra vs Vīra Rasa Furious vs Heroic | 121 |
Adbhuta Marvellous Rasa vs Adbhuta Marvellous Element | 130 |
Sānta Quietistic Rasa | 136 |
Originality and Plagiarism | 231 |
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abhidhā Abhinavagupta above-said ācāryas accepted According actor adbhuta rasa aesthetic pleasure Agnipurāṇa ahankära alaṁkāra alaṁkāravādin Anandavardhana anubhāva anukārya ātman basis beauty becomes Bhāmaha Bharata bhāva bhāvanā bhāvika bhayānaka Bhoja Bhojarāja called causes of poetry cognition context Dandin dhvani Duşyanta element emotions enjoy ensuant example expressed sense fact feelings figures of speech gunas hetu Ibid intellect Jagannatha Jayadeva Kālidāsa kāma karuņa krodha Kṛṣṇa Kuntaka Mammața means mind nirveda pain Pārvatī person piece of poetry poem poet poet's poetic brilliance poetic pleasure poetry and drama pratibha presented Rāma rasavadalaṁkāra rasavat rati raudra reader or spectator rīti Rudrața Ruyyaka sahṛdaya sañcăribhāva Sanskrit santa rasa School sentiment Sītā śleṣa sneha soul of poetry śṛngāra śṛngāra rasa statement sthāyibhāva suggested sense synonym udatta Udbhața upamā utsäha vakrokti Vāmana varieties verse vibhāva vīra rasa Viśvanatha word and sense worldly इति एव तत्र तु रसः वा हि