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Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India /

"Language of the Snakes traces the history of the Prakrit language as a literary phenomenon, starting from its cultivation in courts of the Deccan in the first few centuries of the common era. Although little studied today, Prakrit was an important vector of the 'kavya movement,' and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ollett, Andrew, 1986- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Series:South Asia across the disciplines.
Subjects:
Prakrit literature > History and criticism.
Prakrit languages.
Sanskrit literature > History and criticism.
Language and culture > India.
Littérature prâkrit > Histoire et critique.
Prâkrits (Langues)
Littérature sanscrite > Histoire et critique.
Langage et culture > Inde.
Asian history.
History.
Humanities.
Regional and national history.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Language and culture.
Prakrit literature.
Sanskrit literature.
India.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prakrit in the language order of India
  • Inventing Prakrit: the languages of power
  • Inventing Prakrit: the languages of literature
  • The forms of Prakrit literature
  • Figuring Prakrit
  • Knowing Prakrit
  • Forgetting Prakrit.