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Page 138
... plays of mated , rejection , despair , a father's love for his son ) . but Kālidāsa applies to them a mastery of expression and image that makes the play a work of perennial beauty . Next to nothing is known of Śūdraka except that he ...
... plays of mated , rejection , despair , a father's love for his son ) . but Kālidāsa applies to them a mastery of expression and image that makes the play a work of perennial beauty . Next to nothing is known of Śūdraka except that he ...
Page 237
... play a simpler music for village feasts , curing ceremonies , and daily activities . In cities and towns influenced by Hindu epics such as the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata , shadow and masked plays and dances utilizing music play important ...
... play a simpler music for village feasts , curing ceremonies , and daily activities . In cities and towns influenced by Hindu epics such as the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata , shadow and masked plays and dances utilizing music play important ...
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... play called nang talung , in which a single , seated puppeteer moves small puppets of individual figures with movable arms , is very popular in southern Thailand . The performance technique undoubt- edly came from Malaysia , while the plays ...
... play called nang talung , in which a single , seated puppeteer moves small puppets of individual figures with movable arms , is very popular in southern Thailand . The performance technique undoubt- edly came from Malaysia , while the plays ...
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