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A student's handbook of Indian aesthetics
- Title
- A student's handbook of Indian aesthetics / by Neerja A. Gupta.
- Author
- Gupta, Neerja A.
- Publication
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- viii, 135 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Art and life in India have been inextricably intertwined from ancient times to the present day. Art as a way of life, as ritual, as decoration and as unity with the Sublime bore testament to the socio-cultural milieu; the high level of sophistication that developed in ancient India was reflected in the arts in a holistic light. The arts, thus, strived to hone man's intellectual sensibilities, thus raising him to the level of the transcendental, which in India was Brahma or ultimate reality. This book brings forth the popular theories of Indian aesthetics and Indian poetics. Bharatmuni, Abhinavgupta, Anandvardhana and a number of seers have given substantial dimensions to the concept as found in Natryashastra, Dhvanyavloka, and Abhinavbharati, among other texts. It represents primarily a compilation of commentaries and criticism of these texts, and will serve as a preliminary guide to students, beginners and researchers of Indian aesthetics and poetics. The appendices bring together a number of papers on Indian aesthetics, while there is also an informative and comprehensive bibliography and an exhaustive glossary to provide added aid for non-Sanskrit speakers.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-131) and index.
- ISBN
- 1443898910
- 9781443898911
- 9781443845106
- OCLC
- ocn973750682
- SCSB-1882408
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library