A Vaiṣṇava poet in early modern Bengal : Kavikarṇapūra's splendour of speech / Rembert Lutjeharms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutjeharms, Rembert, 1981- author.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs.

Oxford theology and religion monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Karṇapūra, 1524?- Alaṅkarākaustubha--Criticism and interpretation.

Karṇapūra.

Vaishnava poetry, Bengali--History and criticism.

Vaishnava poetry, Bengali.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

An in-depth study of the literary works of the 16th-century Sanskrit poet and theologian Kavikarnapura, one of the most important poets of the Vaisnava devotional tradition.

Contents:

. On Kavikarṇapūra

2. On doctrine and devotion

3. On Rasa

4. On poetic language

5. On defining poetry

6. On the Vṛndāvana of bliss

7. On the Rasa of love.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-256193-6

0-19-186601-6

0-19-256192-8