Design and rhetoric in a Sanskrit court epic : the Kiratarjuniya of Bharavi / Indira Viswanathan Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Sanskrit.

Sanskrit poetry--History and criticism.

Sanskrit poetry.

Bhāravi. Kirātārjunīya.

Bhāravi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the earliest literary treatment of Arjuna's combat with the great god Siva, providing an introduction to the Sanskrit court epic."Peterson proves that it is possible and fruitful to approach mahakavya such as 'Arjuna and the Hunter' through the aesthetic values it embodies. She succeeds in making one of the greatest works of literature accessible and meaningful to non-specialists, as well as useful for teachers of South Asian culture and religion." -- History of Religions.

Contents:

Intro

Design and Rhetoric in a Sanskrit Court Epic

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: The Study of the Sanskrit Court Epic

2. The Poetics of the Mahakavya

3. The Setting and Structure of the Kiratarjuniya

4. Prelude to Action: Epic Speech in Bharavi's Poem

5. The Debate between the Brothers: Logic, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Court Epic

6. Landscapes with Women: Bharavi's Descriptive Art

7. The Conundrum of the Warrior-Ascetic

8. The Theater of Combat

9. Wrestling with God: Rasa and Bhakti in the Kiratarjunıya

A Note on the Translation Selections

Appendix A. Draupadi Rebukes Yudhisthira: Kir. I. 27-46

Appendix B. The Journey of the Apsaras: Kir. VII. 1-40

Appendix C. Arjuna's Combat with the Hunter: Kir. XVII. 1-64

Appendix D. The Wrestling Match, Theophany, and Boon: Kir. XVIII. 1-19

42-48

List of Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Index of References to the Kiratarjuniya.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index.

ISBN:

9780791487419

0791487415

9781417524020

1417524022

OCLC:

61367711