A rasa reader : classical Indian aesthetics / translated and edited by Sheldon Pollock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pollock, Sheldon I., translator, editor.

Series:

Historical sourcebooks in classical Indian thought

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Rasas--Early works to 1800.

Rasas.

Aesthetics, Indic--Translations into English.

Aesthetics, Indic.

Sanskrit literature--Translations into English.

Sanskrit literature.

Genre:

Early works.

Translations.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 442 pages ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

Includes translations from Sanskrit.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Foundational Text, c, 300, and Early Theorists, 650-1025 47

1 The Basis of Rasa Theory in Drama 47

Treatise on Drama of Bharata (c. 300) 47

2 Rasa as a Figure of Speech in Narrative Poetry: The Early Views 55

Ornament of Poetry of Bhamaha (c. 650) 55

Looking Glass of Poetry of Dandin (c. 700) with the Commentaries Ratna's Glory of Ratnashrijnana (c. 950) and Guarding the Tradition of Vadijanghala (c. 950) 58

3 Rasa as a Figure of Speech: The Late View 65

Essential Compendium of the Ornament of Poetry of Udbhata (c. 800) with the Brief Elucidation of Pratiharenduraja (c. 900) and the Exegesis of Tilaka (c. 1100) 65

4 Rasa as the Character's Emotion, and How We Know It 74

*Commentary on the Treatise on Drama, of Bhatta Lollata (c. 825) 74

*Commentary on the Treatise on Drama, of Shri Shankuka (c. 850) 77

5 There Are No Rules for the Number of Rasas 84

Ornament of Poetry of Rudrata (c. 850) with Notes of Namisadhu (1068) 84

6 Rasa Cannot Be Expressed or Implied, Only "Manifested" 87

Light on implicature of Anandavardhana (c. 875) 87

7 Rasa Cannot Be a Figure of Speech; It Is What Figures of Speech Ornament 98

The Vital Force of Literary Language of Kuntaka (c. 975) 98

8 There Can Be No "Manifestation" of Rasa 106

Analysis of "Manifestation" of Mahima Bhatta (c. 1025) 106

Chapter 2 The Great Synthesis of Bhoja, 1025-1055 110

1 One Rasa Underlies All Multiplicity 110

Necklace for the Goddess of Language of Bhoja (c. 1025) with the Commentary of Bhatta Narasimha (undated) 110

2 One Rasa Underlies All Multiplicity: The Late Statement 119

Light on Passion of Bhoja (c. 1050) 119

Chapter 3 An Aesthetics Revolution, 900-1000 144

1 From Rasa in the Text to Rasa in the Reader; Core Ideas 144

*Commentary on the Treatise on Drama, and Mirror of the Heart of Bhatta Nayaka (c. 900) 144

2 From Rasa in the Text to Rasa in the Reader: Elaboration 154

The Ten Dramatic Forms of Dhanamjaya (c. 975) and the Observations of Dhanika (c. 975), with The Lamp (on the Ten Forms) of Bahurupa Mishra (undated) and the Brief Annotation (on the Observations) of Bhatta Nrisimha (undated) 154

Chapter 4 Abhinavagupta and His School, 1000-1200 181

1 Rasa and the Critique of Imitation 181

Literary Investigations of Bhatta Tota (c. 975) 181

2 The Theory of Rasa Purified 187

The New Dramatic Art, of Abhinavagupta (c. 1000) 187

3 Potential Flaws of Rasa 224

Light on Poetry of Mammata (c. 1050) with the Commentaries of Shridhara (c. 1225), Chandidasa (c. 1300), Vishvanatha (c. 1350), and Paramananda Chakravartin (c. 1500) 224

4 The Purified Theory in Abstract 235

Short Explanation of Light on Poetry, and Commentary on Analysis of "Manifestation" of Ruyyaka (1150) 235

Chapter 5 Continuing the Controversies Beyond Kashmir, 1200-1400 239

1 Where Is Rasa? Is Rasa Always Pleasurable? 239

Mirror of Drama of Ramachandra and Gunachandra (c. 1200) 239

The Single Strand of Vidyadhara (c. 1300) with the Central Gem of Mallinatha (c. 1400) 247

Ornament of the Fame of King Prataparudra of Vidyanatha (c. 1320) with The Jewel Store of Kumarasvamin (c. 1430) 255

2 A Philosophical Précis of the Rasa Problematic 261

Mirror of Literary Art of Vishvanatha (c. 1350) with The Eye of Anantadasa (c. 1400) 261

3 Rethinking "Semblance of Rasa" 269

The Moon on the Rasa Ocean of Singabhupala (c. 1385) 269

Chapter 6 Rasa in the Early Modern World, 1200-1650 276

1 A Reader Reading for Rasa 276

Elixir for the Rasika, of Arjunavarmadeva (c. 1215) 276

2 A Poet Writing of Rasa 280

The River of Rasa of Bhanudatta (c. 1500) 280

3 Devotees Experiencing Rasa 285

Pearls of the Bhagavata, of Vopadeva (c. 1300) with the Lamp for Transcendence of Hemadri (c. 1300) 285

Divine Jewel of Ornamentation of Kavikarnapura (c. 1550) with the Commentary of Lokanatha Chakravartin (c. 1690) 290

Ambrosial River of the Rasa of Devotion of Rupa Gosvamin (1541) with the Passage Through the impassable of Jiva Gosvamin (1541), and Treatise on Divine love of Jiva Gosvamin (c. 1550) 300

4 Vedanticizing Rasa 310

The Nectar Ocean of Literary Art of Vishvanathadeva (1592) 310

The Bearer of the Ganges of Rasa of jagannatha (c. 1650) 314.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231173902

0231173903

OCLC:

939909139